Forgotten Women of France: 1900-1914
Abstract
This paper is a report on work in progress on the women novelists writing at the turn of the century: Miriam Harry, Jeanne Marni, Rachilde, Gabrielle Reval, Marcelle Tinayre, Renée-Tony d'Ulmès, Colette Yver et al, all of whom deal in different ways with the same problems, namely that the traditional description of the ideal, pure woman - the perfect bourgeoise - is neither satisfactory nor natural, and that a woman who refuses to diminish herself to fit that image is not necessarily "bad." Some authors explore the problem in terms of woman's sexuality and emotional development, others in terms of intellectual freedom and professional development. Examples are drawn from the works of Rachilde, Colette Yver, Marcelle Tinayre and Louise-Marie Compain.Metrics
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