| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiii, 177 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The other voice in early modern Europe
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-167) and index. |
| Summary |
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. Denounced by her contemporaries as a political schemer and religious fanatic, Maintenon has long been criticized as an. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Women -- Education -- Europe -- Early works to 1800.
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Women -- Education. |
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Europe. |
| Chronological Term |
Early works to 1800 |
| Subject |
Women -- Europe -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
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Women. |
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Conduct of life. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Early works.
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Women. |
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Womyn. |
| Added Author |
Conley, John J.
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| Added Title |
Works. Selections. English. 2004 https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004089276
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Maintenon, Madame de, 1635-1719. Selections. English. 2004. Dialogues and addresses. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2004 0226502414 9780226502410 (DLC) 2004001298 (OCoLC)56215760 |
| ISBN |
9780226502403 (electronic book) |
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0226502406 (electronic book) |
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9780226502410 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0226502414 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226502427 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0226502422 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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