Author:
Aulnoy, Madame d' (Marie-Catherine), 1650 or 1651-1705, author.
ImprintNew York : Iter Press, 2022.
Descriptionix, 303 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 23 cm.
Note:Translation of "Seguin's 2005 critical edition." --Note on this Translation.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.
Note:"Marie-Catherine Le Jumel de Barneville, baronne d'Aulnoy (1652-1705) was the first Frenchwoman to write, publicize, and publish, in 1691, the account of her travels into Spain as an independent woman. Considered the authority on things Spanish for nearly two centuries, until positivist historiographers labelled it fake, her Travels can now be appreciated for her ironic female gaze on realities concealed from male travelers and her unabashedly female and often playful voice. D'Aulnoy casts a unique light on gender relations, women's condition, cultural biases, national rivalries, and religious superstitions at a critical time in early modern cultural and literary history." --Back cover.
