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Imagining Women's Conventual Spaces in France, 1600?1800

About Imagining Women's Conventual Spaces in France, 1600?1800

Blending history, architecture and literary analysis, this ground-breaking study explores the convent's place in the early modern imagination. After the Council of Trent imposed strict claustral enclosure, the nun became an intensified object of desire in male-authored narratives. Convents also inspired "feminutopian" discourses by women writers. R

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781032921143
  • Binding:
  • Paperback
  • Pages:
  • 362
  • Published:
  • October 13, 2024
  • Dimensions:
  • 157x233x21 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 620 g.
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Expected delivery: November 22, 2024

Description of Imagining Women's Conventual Spaces in France, 1600?1800

Blending history, architecture and literary analysis, this ground-breaking study explores the convent's place in the early modern imagination. After the Council of Trent imposed strict claustral enclosure, the nun became an intensified object of desire in male-authored narratives. Convents also inspired "feminutopian" discourses by women writers. R

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