French Women Writers and the Book: Myths of Access and Desire

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Syracuse University Press, 1988 - Literary Criticism - 165 pages
Examines the work of French women writers, Marie de France, Simone de Beauvoir and Helene Cixous, and three who are much less well-known, Madeline and Catherine des Roches and Marie de Gournay. This study shows how they have dealt with the challenge of entering the male literary tradition.

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Marie de France
14
The Dames des Roches
43
Marie le Jars de Gournay
73
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