French Women Writers and the Book: Myths of Access and DesireExamines 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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French Women Writers and the Book: Myths of Access and Desire Tilde A. Sankovitch No preview available - 1993 |
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