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

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.

Author: Joan Dejean
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 12/16/1993
Series: Gender and Culture
Pages: 297
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 8.76h x 5.89w x 0.73d
ISBN: 9780231062312
Revised Edition