Lettres D'une Peruvienne (Vif, 13) (French Edition) - Softcover

Graffigny, Madame De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0729407500 ISBN 13: 9780729407502

Publisher: Voltaire Foundation, 2003

Synopsis

One of the most popular works of the eighteenth century, Lettres d'une Péruvienne appeared in more than 130 editions, reprints, and translations during the hundred years following its publi cation in 1747. In the novel the Inca princess Zilia is kidnapped by Spanish conquerors, captured by the French after a battle at sea, and taken to Europe. Graffigny's brilliant novel offered a bold critique of French society, delivered one of the most vehement feminist protests in eighteenth-century literature, and announced--fourteen years before Rousseau's Julie, or the New Eloise--the Romantic tradition in French literature.

About this title

About the Author:

Joan DeJean's books reflect her areas of research: the history of women's writing in France (Tender Geographies: Women and the Origins of the Novel in France); the history of sexuality (Fictions of Sappho, 1546-1937); the development of the novel (Literary Fortifications; Libertine Strategies); and the cultural history and the material culture of late 17th- and early 18th-century France (Ancients against Moderns: Culture Wars and the Making of a Fin de Siècle; The Essence of Style, 2005; The Age of Comfort).

Language Notes:

Text: French, English

About this edition

• Publisher: Voltaire Foundation
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0729407500
• ISBN 13: 9780729407502
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 376
• Editor: Mallinson Jonathan