L'Honnête Femme: The Respectable Woman in Society and the New Collection of Letters and Responses by Contemporary Women Volume 31

by Jacques Du Bosc

I heartily recommend this translation and edition of the two works by Jacques Du Bosc. The introduction provides a solid, erudite entry to Du Bosc and his world, with a clear emphasis on the gender issues central to the Other Voice. Especially good is the detailed study ofthe reception of these works. Moreover, the translation is clear and readable. A great deal of work was required to transform the periodic sentences and paragraphs of seventeenthcentury...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0772721602
• ISBN13: 9780772721600
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Iter Press
• Length: 332 Pages