Lucrece and Brutus : glory in the land of tender /
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| Author / Creator: | Scudéry, Madeleine de, 1607-1701, author. |
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| Uniform title: | Clélie. Selections. English. |
| Imprint: | New York : Iter Press, 2021. |
| Description: | xiii, 365 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The other voice in early modern Europe: the Toronto series ; 84 Other voice in early modern Europe. Toronto series ; 84. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12886767 |
| Summary: | A collection of texts by a pioneering seventeenth-century French woman author. <br> <br> <br> <br> Comprising texts by Madeleine de Scudéry, including many from her novel Clélie , this volume focuses on the story of Lucretia, the Roman matron whose rape and suicide led to the downfall of the Roman monarchy. Through her work, Scudéry seeks to contrast the enormous cultural contributions of women with their physical vulnerability and to propose an alternative to sexual violation, as envisioned on the Map of the Land of Tender that charts an imaginary land in the novel and outlines a path toward love. In Scudéry's version of this tale, Lucrece and her beloved, Brutus, follow the path of tender friendship. Scudéry contradicts history's characterization of Lucrece as craving glory in the form of fame. Indeed, contrary to ancient sources, Lucrece's glory will be her decision to sacrifice herself secretly for her tender friend.<br> <br> |
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| Item Description: | Includes translations from French into English of selections from Scudéry's Clélie and two "harangues" from her Femmes illustres ou les harangues heroïques (1642). |
| Physical Description: | xiii, 365 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781649590220 1649590229 9781649590237 9781649590350 |
