Preface to the Essays of Michel de Montaigne by his Adoptive Daughter, Marie Le Jars de Gournay
- 122 pages
- 5 hours of reading
Marie de Gournay Book order
October 6, 1565 – July 13, 1645
French author Marie de Gournay explored the equality of men and women in her early writings. Emerging in the early 17th century, these proto-feminist works anticipated many themes that would later be developed. She also penned a novel and various other literary compositions.
- 2022
- 2002
Apology for the Woman Writing and Other Works
- 208 pages
- 8 hours of reading
During her lifetime Marie de Gournay was celebrated as one of the seventy most famous women of all time. This volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. This volume includes previously unpublished work.