The woman priest : a translation of Sylvain Maréchal's novella, La femme abbé / translation and introduction by Sheila Delany.
| Author/creator |
Maréchal, Sylvain, 1750-1803 |
| Other author/creator | Delany, Sheila. |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada : The University of Alberta Press, [2016] |
| Description | xxxiv, 68 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subject(s) |
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| Uniform title | Femme abbé. English |
| Abstract | "In pre-revolutionary Paris, a young woman falls for a handsome young priest. To be near him, she dresses as a man, enters his seminary, and is invited to become a fully ordained Catholic priest, a career forbidden to women then as now. Sylvain Maréchal's epistolary novella offers a biting rebuke to religious institutions and a hypocritical society; its views on love, marriage, class, and virtue remain relevant today. The book ends in la Nouvelle France, which had become part of Canada during Maréchal's lifetime. With thorough notes and introduction by Sheila Delany, this first translation of Maréchal's novella, La femme abbé, brings a little-known but revelatory text to the attention of readers interested in French history and literature, history of the novel, women's studies, and religious studies."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 65-68). |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Other forms | Issued also in electronic format. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2016478785 |
| ISBN | 9781772121230 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1772121231 (paperback) |
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