Tender Geographies: Women and the Origins of the Novel in France

by Joan DeJean

Overview

This treatise argues that women writers were the originators of the modern novel in France. It uses the novels of Scudery and Lafayette to illustrate how such works undermined French tradition by suggesting that women had a right to choose their husbands and to lead independent lives.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231062312
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	12/16/1993
Series:	Gender and Culture
Edition description:	REISSUE
Pages:	297
Product dimensions:	5.89(w) x 8.76(h) x 0.73(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jean DeJean is a Trustee Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Fictions of Sappho (1546-1937) and co-editor, with Nancy Miller of Displacements: Women, Tradition, Literatures in French.

Editorial Reviews

Argues that women created the modern novel in France, 1634-1715. Considers the many and influential women writers of the period, in particular, Scudery and Lafayette, and the commentary on their work. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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