Mademoiselle de Montpensier : : writing, chateaux, and female self-construction in early modern France / / by Sophie Marinez.
Mademoiselle de Montpensier: Writings, Châteaux, and Female Self-Construction in Early Modern France examines questions of self-construction in the works of Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, Duchesse de Montpensier (1627-1693), the wealthiest unmarried woman in Europe at the time, a pro-women advocate, a...
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Superior document: | Faux Titre, Volume 416 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017. ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Faux titre ;
Volume 416. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (229 pages) :; illustrations. |
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Summary: | Mademoiselle de Montpensier: Writings, Châteaux, and Female Self-Construction in Early Modern France examines questions of self-construction in the works of Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, Duchesse de Montpensier (1627-1693), the wealthiest unmarried woman in Europe at the time, a pro-women advocate, author of memoirs, letters and novels, and the commissioner of four châteaux and other buildings throughout France, including Saint-Fargeau, Champigny-sur-Veude, Eu, and Choisy-le-roi. An NEH-funded project, this study explores the interplay between writing and the symbolic import of châteaux to examine Montpensier’s strategies to establish herself as a woman with autonomy and power in early modern France. |
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Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9004337296 |
ISSN: | 0167-9392 ; |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | by Sophie Marinez. |