Women's Writing in Nineteenth-Century FranceThis is the most complete critical survey to date of women's literature in nineteenth-century France. Alison Finch's wide-ranging analysis of some sixty writers from Madame de Staël to Rachilde brings out the contribution of major figures such as George Sand as well as focusing on many other important but neglected writers. Her study opens up new perspectives on the interchange between male and female authors and illustrates the struggles of France's most brilliant women against an oppressive society. The book provides extensive reference features including bibliographical guides to texts and writers. |
Contents
Overview 18001829 | 23 |
Henriette de La Tour du | 32 |
Sophie Cottin | 41 |
Claire de Duras | 51 |
The invisible women of French theatre | 62 |
Flora Tristan and Léonie dAunet | 118 |
Delphine de Girardin | 130 |
CONTEMPORARIES 18301869 | 134 |
27 | 204 |
England | 219 |
Legacies | 226 |
APPENDIX | 235 |
APPENDIX | 249 |
Notes | 260 |
ΙΟ George Sand presiding genius | 280 |
24 | 287 |
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