Trois femmes

"In the aftermath of the French Revolution, three women who have fled France - the straitlaced aristocrat Emilie, her lighthearted maid Josephine, and the worldly Constance - try to make new lives for themselves in Altendorf, Germany. Their experiences, difficulties, and choices address the philosophical question, Are moral theories adequate guides to good conduct?" "In her introduction to this late-eighteenth-century novel by Charriere, Emma Rooksby discusses the sentimental tradition, Enlightenment ideas, epistolary fiction, Charriere's career, and the difficult situation of women and women writers in postrevolulionary France."--Jacket.

Year

1942

Language

French

Series

Texts and translations. Texts -- 21

Publisher

Modern Language Association of America

Editions

3

Pages

165

ISBN

9780873529402

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