Memoirs of the life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière
Subtitle: a novel
By: Madame de Villedieu (Marie-Catherine Desjardins) ; edited and translated by Donna Kuizenga.
Contributors: Kuizenga, Donna.
Series: The other voice in early modern Europe
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Description: "Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie de Moliere, a semi-autobiographical novel, portrays an enterprising woman who writes the story of her life, a complex tale that runs counter to social expectations and romantic conventions. A most striking work, the novel skillfully mixes real events from the author's lifetime with entirely fictional adventures. At a time when few women published, Villedieu's Memoirs is a significant achievement in creating a voice for the early modern woman writer. Written while the French novel form was still in its infancy, it should be welcomed by any scholar of women's writing or of the early development of the novel."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 19-24).