Les femmes et la tradition litteraire, a two-part anthology, offers a sweeping historical overview of women's literature in France from the twelfth century to the present. Generously illustrated and richly annotated, it presents writers such as Helisenne de Crenne, Gabrielle de Villeneuve, Louise Ackermann and Renee Vivien along with more familiar figures including Labe, Lafayette, Sand, Beauvoir, Colette and Duras. In addition to novels, short stories and poetry, it features fairy tales, sentimental and philosophical letters, feminist political and literary manifestos and some...