Memoirs of Mademoiselle de Montpensier (La Grande Mademoiselle)
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Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 1907322019
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Publisher: MHRA
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans Montpensier (duchesse de)
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Published: 1848
Total Pages: 330
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orléans, Duchesse de Montpensier
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2007-11-01
Total Pages: 118
ISBN-13: 0226534936
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn seventeenth-century France, aristocratic women were valued by their families as commodities to be married off in exchange for money, social advantage, or military alliance. Once married, they became legally subservient to their husbands. The duchesse de Montpensier—a first cousin of Louis XIV—was one of very few exceptions, thanks to the vast wealth she inherited from her mother, who died shortly after Montpensier was born. She was also one of the few politically powerful women in France at the time to have been an accomplished writer. In the daring letters presented in this bilingual edition, Montpensier condemns the alliance system of marriage, proposing instead to found a republic that she would govern, "a corner of the world in which . . . women are their own mistresses," and where marriage and even courtship would be outlawed. Her pastoral utopia would provide medical care and vocational training for the poor, and all the homes would have libraries and studies, so that each woman would have a "room of her own" in which to write books. Joan DeJean's lively introduction and accessible translation of Montpensier's letters—four previously unpublished—allow us unprecedented access to the courageous voice of this extraordinary woman.
Author: Victoria Sackville-West
Publisher: Michael Joseph
Published: 1959
Total Pages: 412
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Sophie Maríñez
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017-08-28
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9004337296
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMademoiselle 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.
Author: Louise d'Orléans Montpensier (Duchesse de.)
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Published: 1848
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Duchess de Montpensier ANNE MARY LOUISA d'Orléans
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Published: 1848
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Vincent Joseph Pitts
Publisher: JHU Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9780801864667
DOWNLOAD EBOOKViewed through her writings, the events of Mademoiselle's life offer a unique perspective on several aspects of seventeenth-century France: the evolution of the Bourbon monarchy over the course of the century, the dynamics of aristocratic resistance to the centralizing power of the state, and the debate over the role of women in public and private life.
Author: Duchess de Montpensier ANNE MARY LOUISA d'Orléans
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Published: 1928
Total Pages: 352
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