Apology for the woman writing and other works / Marie Le Jars de Gournay ; edited and translated by Richard Hillman and Colette Quesnel ; general and section introductions by Richard Hillman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gournay, Marie Le Jars de, 1565-1645.

Contributor:

Hillman, Richard, 1949-

Quesnel, Colette.

Series:

Other voice in early modern Europe.

The other voice in early modern Europe

Standardized Title:

Selections. English. 2002

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gournay, Marie Le Jars de, 1565-1645--Translations into English.

Gournay, Marie Le Jars de.

Women's rights--Early works to 1800.

Women's rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (206 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During her lifetime, the gifted writer Marie le Jars de Gournay (1565-1645) was celebrated as one of the "seventy most famous women of all time" in Jean de la Forge's Circle of Learned Women (1663). The adopted daughter of Montaigne, as well as his editor, Gournay was a major literary force and a pioneering feminist voice during a tumultuous period in France. This volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. Two of these appear here in English for the first time-The Promenade of Monsieur de Montaigne and The Apology for the Woman Writing. One of the first modern psychological novels, the best-selling Promenade was also the first to explore female sexual feeling. With the autobiographical Apology, Gournay defended every aspect of her life, from her moral conduct to her household management. The book also includes Gournay's last revisions (1641) of her two best-known feminist treatises, The Equality of Men and Women and The Ladies' Complaint. The editors provide a general overview of Gournay's career, as well as individual introductions and extensive annotations for each work.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: Introduction to the Series

Introduction to Marie le Jars de Gournay (1565-1645)

The Promenade of Monsieur de Montaigne (1594)

The Equality of Men and Women (1641)

The Ladies' Complaint (1641)

Apology for the Woman Writing (1641)

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-166) and index.

ISBN:

9786611125691

9781281125699

1281125695

9780226305264

0226305260

OCLC:

476227834