Memoirs of the life of Henriette-Sylvie de Moliere : a novel / Madame de Villedieu (Marie-Catherine Desjardins) ; edited and translated by Donna Kuizenga.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Villedieu, Madame de, -1683.

Contributor:

Kuizenga, Donna.

Series:

Other voice in early modern Europe.

The other voice in early modern Europe

Standardized Title:

Mémoires de la vie de Henriette-Sylvie de Molière. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Villedieu, Madame de, d. 1683. Memoires de la vie de Henriette-Sylvie de Moliere.

Villedieu.

French literature--17th century--Translations into English.

French literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611125486

9781281125484

1281125482

9780226144214

0226144216

OCLC:

476228715