{"product_id":"apology-for-the-woman-writing-marie-le-jars-de-gournay-9780226305561","title":"Apology for the Woman Writing and Other Works","description":"During her lifetime, the gifted writer Marie le Jars de Gournay (1565-1645) was celebrated as one of the \"seventy most famous women of all time\" in Jean de la Forge's \u003ci\u003eCircle of Learned Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1663). The adopted daughter of Montaigne, as well as his editor, Gournay was a major literary force and a pioneering feminist voice during a tumultuous period in France. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. Two of these appear here in English for the first time--\u003ci\u003eThe Promenade of Monsieur de Montaigne\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Apology for the Woman Writing.\u003c\/i\u003e One of the first modern psychological novels, the best-selling \u003ci\u003ePromenade\u003c\/i\u003e was also the first to explore female sexual feeling. With the autobiographical \u003ci\u003eApology, \u003c\/i\u003e Gournay defended every aspect of her life, from her moral conduct to her household management. The book also includes Gournay's last revisions (1641) of her two best-known feminist treatises, \u003ci\u003eThe Equality of Men and Women\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies' Complaint.\u003c\/i\u003e The editors provide a general overview of Gournay's career, as well as individual introductions and extensive annotations for each work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marie Le Jars De Gournay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226305562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226305561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.06w x 0.60d","brand":"Marie Le Jars De Gournay","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086401876223,"sku":"9780226305561","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7abcdeb-c47e-475d-8213-ac381738629d.jpg?v=1769094473","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/apology-for-the-woman-writing-marie-le-jars-de-gournay-9780226305561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}