Letters of Mistress Henley Published by Her Friend: An MLA Translation (MLA Texts and Translations) - Softcover

Charrière, Isabelle De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873527763 ISBN 13: 9780873527767

Publisher: Modern Language Association of America, 1993

Synopsis

Considered by many scholars to be among the most brilliant novels written in French during the eighteenth century, Lettres de Mistriss Henley publies par son amie was composed as a response to Samuel de Constant's misogynist novel, The Sentimental Husband (1783). Charrire presents six letters penned by a Mistriss Henley, who has chosen a decent and affectionate man as her life's companion only to discover that she cannot bear sharing his life. An immediate success on its publication in 1784, Mistriss Henley was greeted with acclaim and controversy: one reader called the book "literarily excellent" but "morally dangerous in various ways." Remarkable for its empathy for both spouses, Mistriss Henley is not only a moving work of fiction but also one of the most modern novels of its day.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Stewarts study of French narrative has led to the publication ofImitation and Illusion in the French Memoir-Novel, 1700-1750;Le Masque et la parole: le langage de l'amour au XVIIIe sicle; an edition of Prvost's Cleveland; and a study of literary illustrations entitledEngraven Desire: Eros, Image, and Text in the French Eighteenth Century. Professor Stewart is a former president of the American Association of Teachers of French and a member of the Editorial Board of Studies on Voltaire and the Eighteenth Century.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0873527763
• ISBN 13: 9780873527767
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 42