Letters of a Peruvian woman / Francoise de Graffigny ; translated with an introduction and notes by Jonathan Mallinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grafigny, Mme de (Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt), 1695-1758.

Contributor:

Mallinson, G. J.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford world's classics

Standardized Title:

Lettres d'une Péruvienne. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peruvians--France--Fiction.

Peruvians.

Women--France--Fiction.

Women.

France--Social life and customs--18th century--Fiction.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (196 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Graffigny's bold and original novel tells the story of Zilia, an Inca Virgin, rescued from the Spanish and brought to France. Separated from her lover and her culture, she recounts her experiences and personal growth. To this fine new translation are appended extracts from Graffigny's chief source and other writers' fictional responses. - ;'It has taken me a long time, my dearest Aza, to fathom the cause of that contempt in which women are held in this country ...'. Zilia, an Inca Virgin of the Sun, is captured by the Spanish conquistadores and brutally separated from her lover, Aza. She is re

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note on the Text and Translation; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Françoise de Graffigny; LETTERS OF A PERUVIAN WOMAN; Appendix 1: Cultural Background; Appendix 2: French Continuations; Appendix 3: English Adaptations; Appendix 4: The Education of Young Women; Explanatory Notes

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxii]-xxxv).

ISBN:

1-282-05778-2

9786612057786

0-19-154898-7

OCLC:

654777489