Publishing Women's Life Stories in France, 1647-1720: From Voice to Print

ISBN-13: 9780754603702 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 184 str.

Elizabeth C. Goldsmith

Opis

The author examines the presentation and reception of early modern women's voices as they followed an uncharted pasage into print. In each instance, the writer's decision to launch her story initiates a complex series of responses from different readers.

Recenzje

’... a rich and suggestive book that looks not just at how women recount their lives, but also why they choose to do so for a public through print. ... Elegantly and accessibly written ... will appeal equally to those interested in women's lives and women's writing... The stories they have left us, engagingly presented here, are the evidence of their agency as well as their passions.’ Dena Goodman, Professor of History and Women's Studies, University of Michigan 'For comprehensive collections serving upper-division undergraduates through faculty.' Choice 'This book, which adds greatly to our understanding of the development of the early novel in France, should be of invaluable assistance to scholars of the classical period, who have a special interest in novelistic conventions and/or in women's studies.' Biography 'Goldsmith's remarkable archival work on the correspondence of these authors has allowed her to reveal aspects of their writings that a reading of the published memoirs alone could never provide. The story of the editing and receptionof these texts is as fascinating as the story of the lives of the women who wrote them. Publishing Women's Life Stories in France is the fourth volume in an exciting new series from Ashgate, entitled Women and Gender in the Early Modern World and edited by Allyson Poska and Abby Zanger. If the other volumes live up to the standard set by this one, this series will become a must for scholars of the early modern period.' H-France Reviews

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; Discovering New Worlds: Marie de l’ Incarnation and the Process of Autobiography; Public Sanctity and Private Writing: The Autobiography of Jeanne des Anges; Silent Communications: The Life and Letters of Jeanne Guyon; Scripting Errant Lives: The Memoirs of Hortense and Marie Mancini; Overheard Conversations: Madame de Villedieu’s Autobiographical Fictions; Conclusion; Index.

O autorze

Elizabeth C. Goldsmith