Memoirs of the life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière [[electronic resource] ] : a novel / / Madame de Villedieu (Marie-Catherine Desjardins) ; edited and translated by Donna Kuizenga

• Autore: Villedieu, Madame de, <d. 1683.>
• Pubblicazione: Chicago, : The University of Chicago Press, c2004
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Disciplina: 843/.4
• Soggetto topico: French literature - 17th century
• Soggetto non controllato: biographical historical fiction, french literature, madame de villedieu, 17th century, biography, early modern period, women writers, cultural conventions, popular tastes, drama, poetry, female authors, social expectations, semi autobiographical novel, enterprising woman, novelistic convention, fictional adventures, significant achievement, marie-catherine desjardins
• Altri autori: KuizengaDonna
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Series Editors' Introduction -- Madame de Villedieu, a Woman on Her Own -- Volume Editor's Bibliography -- Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière: A Novel -- Series Editors' Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: Known as Madame de Villedieu, Marie-Catherine Desjardins (ca. 1640-83) was a prolific writer who played an important role in the evolution of the early modern French novel. One of the earliest women to write for a living, she defied cultural convention by becoming an innovator and appealing to popular tastes through fiction, drama, and poetry. Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière, a semi autobiographical novel, portrays an enterprising woman who writes the story of her life, a complex tale that runs counter to social expectations and novelistic conventions. A striking work, the story skillfully mixes real events from the author's life with fictional adventures. At a time when few women published, Villedieu's Memoirs is a significant achievement in creating a voice for the early modern woman writer. Produced while the French novel form was still in its infancy, it should be welcomed by any scholar of women's writing or the early development of the novel.
• Titolo autorizzato: Memoirs of the life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière
• ISBN: 1-281-12548-2; 9786611125486; 0-226-14421-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910784510803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Other voice in early modern Europe.