Sprites of Kernosy Castle, Paperback by De Castelnau, Henriette-julie, Counte...

by Countess De Murat De Castelnau

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Sprites of Kernosy Castle, Paperback by De Castelnau, Henriette-julie, Countess De Murat; Gethner, Perry (EDT); Stedman, Allison (EDT); Gethner, Perry (TRN); Stedman, Allison (TRN), ISBN 1649591063, ISBN-13 9781649591067, Like New Used, Free shipping in the US "A subversive novel from 1710 that questioned political and aesthetic ideologies in eighteenth-century France. This novel reflects a shift in French values at the turn of the eighteenth century, which saw increased interest in the private lives of the aristocracy and the pre-Enlightenment questioning of political and religious orthodoxies. Novels of fiction and leisure gained popularity, and it was during this time that Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, the Countess de Murat, published her second leisure novel, The Sprites of Kernosy Castle. Combining humor, social satire, and a proto-feminist outlook, Murat crafts a well-constructed plot where the supernatural is debunked. Murat's career was cut short when a series of "misdemeanors" related to the countess's homosexual tendencies led to her arrest in 1702. Sprites, which was released during a partial reprieve from prison, is the final published work of this independent-minded early feminist author. "--

• Publisher: Iter Press
• Year: 2024
• ISBN: 9781649591067
• Condition: Fine

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