Dialogues and Addresses (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)

Born Françoise d'Aubigné, a criminal's daughter reduced to street begging as a child, Madame de Maintenon (1653-1719) made an improbable rise from impoverished beginnings to the summit of power as the second, secret wife of Louis XIV. An educational reformer, Maintenon founded and directed the celebrated academy for aristocratic women at Saint-Cyr. This volume presents the dialogues and addresses in which Maintenon explains her controversial philosophy of education for women.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

University Of Chicago Press

Editions

2

Pages

216

ISBN

9780226502427

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