{"product_id":"against-marriage-the-correspondence-of-la-grande-mademoiselle-paperback","title":"Against Marriage: The Correspondence of La Grande Mademoiselle - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDuchesse de Montpensier An D'Orléans\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn seventeenth-century France, aristocratic women were valued by their families as commodities to be married off in exchange for money, social advantage, or military alliance. Once married, they became legally subservient to their husbands. The duchesse de Montpensier-a first cousin of Louis XIV-was one of very few exceptions, thanks to the vast wealth she inherited from her mother, who died shortly after Montpensier was born. She was also one of the few politically powerful women in France at the time to have been an accomplished writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In the daring letters presented in this bilingual edition, Montpensier condemns the alliance system of marriage, proposing instead to found a republic that she would govern, \"a corner of the world in which . . . women are their own mistresses,\" and where marriage and even courtship would be outlawed. Her pastoral utopia would provide medical care and vocational training for the poor, and all the homes would have libraries and studies, so that each woman would have a \"room of her own\" in which to write books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Joan DeJean's lively introduction and accessible translation of Montpensier's letters-four previously unpublished-allow us unprecedented access to the courageous voice of this extraordinary woman.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn seventeenth-century France, aristocratic women were valued by their families as commodities to be married off in exchange for money, social advantage, or military alliance. Once married, they became legally subservient to their husbands. The duchesse de Montpensier--a first cousin of Louis XIV--was one of very few exceptions, thanks to the vast wealth she inherited from her mother, who died shortly after Montpensier was born. She was also one of the few politically powerful women in France at the time to have been an accomplished writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the daring letters presented in this bilingual edition, Montpensier condemns the alliance system of marriage, proposing instead to found a republic that she would govern, a corner of the world in which . . . women are their own mistresses, and where marriage and even courtship would be outlawed. Her pastoral utopia would provide medical care and vocational training for the poor, and all the homes would have libraries and studies, so that each woman would have a room of her own in which to write books. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoan DeJean's lively introduction and accessible translation of Montpensier's letters--four previously unpublished--allow us unprecedented access to the courageous voice of this extraordinary woman.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoan DeJean\u003c\/b\u003e is a Trustee Professor of French at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of a number of books, most recently \u003ci\u003eAncients against Moderns: Culture Wars and the Making of a Fin de Siècle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Reinvention of Obscenity: Sex, Lies, and Tabloids in Early Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by the University of Chicago Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 115\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.5 x 6.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42038979166288,"sku":"9780226534923","price":61.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/UXVxV2VHS01Idm1MY000NzZwUXlFQT09.webp?v=1771841234","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/against-marriage-the-correspondence-of-la-grande-mademoiselle-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}