Letters Written by a Peruvian Princess a New Edition, in Two Volumes. ... Volume 1 of 2

by Françoise de Graffigny

One of the most popular works of the eighteenth century, Lettres d'une P ruvienne appeared in more than 130 editions, reprints, and translations during the hundred years following its publi cation in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1140968300
• ISBN13: 9781140968306
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Gale Ecco, Print Editions
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.7"

Customer Reviews

Great book!

Great book! Not too difficult to read for intermediate French and the print is a reasonable size. The introduction is also interesting.

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I REALLY LIKED THIS BOOK. ALTHOUGH I FELT THAT ZILIA WAS A PITYFUL GIRL WHOM NEEDED TO TAKE CONTROL OVER HER SITUATION BUT SHE WAS A GOOD CHARACTER. I THINK SHE HAD A GREAT LIFE IN THE END. THE BOOK IS A QUICK READ AND ENJOYABLE. GREAT TO READ WHILE WATCHING THE MOVIE CRUEL INTENTIONS 1999. HOPE YOU LIKE IT TOO.

Wonderful critique of Enlightenment France

Graffigny has been neglected too long. Her fictional heroine's commentary is as effective a response to the marginalization of women as Olympe de Gouges' "Rights of Women and Citizen". Perhaps more importantly, it's an entertaining narrative of a young girls journey towards independance and her own definition of autonomy.