Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt, Madame de Graffigny
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Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt, Madame de Graffigny (1695-1758) was a woman of letters from north-east France. Her extensive diaries and correspondence offer an insight into her friends and times. She was a friend of Voltaire. Her 2500 surviving letters over 25 years fill 14 volumes.
[edit] Lettres d'une Péruvienne
Harold as one of the 18th century's most influential epistolary novels, Lettres d'une Péruvienne analyzes how the reader should compare him or herself to other cultures. Furthermore, it is a very critical statement on the position of women in French society.
[edit] External links
- Graffigny website
- Voltaire Foundation
- Bio-bibliographical entry of “Mme de Graffigny”, by Rotraud von Kulessa (2002), for the SIEFAR Dictionnary of Women in Ancien Regim France
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| NAME | Graffigny, Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt, Madame de |
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| DATE OF BIRTH | 1695 |
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| DATE OF DEATH | 1758 |
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