Lucrece and Brutus: Glory in the Land of Tendervolume 84 by de Scudéry, Madeleine

Lucrece and Brutus: Glory in the Land of Tender Volume 84 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781649590220)

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Lucrece and Brutus: Glory in the Land of Tendervolume 84 by de Scudéry, Madeleine

Lucrece and Brutus: Glory in the Land of Tender Volume 84

$60.95
Lucrece and Brutus: Glory in the Land of Tendervolume 84 by de Scudéry, Madeleine

Lucrece and Brutus: Glory in the Land of Tender Volume 84

$60.95
Format: Paperback
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A collection of texts by a pioneering seventeenth-century French woman author.

Comprising texts by Madeleine de Scud駻y, including many from her novel Cl駘ie, this volume focuses on the story of Lucretia, the Roman matron whose rape and suicide led to the downfall of the Roman monarchy. Through her work, Scud駻y seeks to contrast the enormous cultural contributions of women with their physical vulnerability and to propose an alternative to sexual violation, as envisioned on the Map of the Land of Tender that charts an imaginary land in the novel and outlines a path toward love. In Scud駻y's version of this tale, Lucrece and her beloved, Brutus, follow the path of tender friendship. Scud駻y contradicts history's characterization of Lucrece as craving glory in the form of fame. Indeed, contrary to ancient sources, Lucrece's glory will be her decision to sacrifice herself secretly for her tender friend.


Author: Madeleine de Scud駻y
ISBN-10: 1649590229
ISBN-13: 9781649590220
Publisher: Iter Press
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2022
Pages: 382
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.98w x 1.02d
By Madeleine de Scud駻y
By Madeleine de Scud駻y
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Madeleine de Scud駻y (1607-1701) was a seventeenth-century French author of conversations, novellas, and novels, including Cl駘ie, Histoire Romaine. Sharon Diane Nell is professor of French and dean of the School of Arts and Humanities at St. Edward's University, Austin, Texas. She is the author of numerous articles and is the coeditor and cotranslator, with Aurora Wolfgang, of Jacques Du Bosc's L'Honn黎e Femme: The Respectable Woman in Society and the New Collection of Letters and Responses by Contemporary Women.

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