Apology for the woman writing
Diski, Jenny2008
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Marie de Gournay was 18 when she read, & was overwhelmed by, the essays of the French philosopher Montaigne. She had to be revived with hellebore. When she finally met Montaigne, she stabbed herself with a hairpin until blood ran in order to show her devotion. He made her his adopted daughter for the two months they knew each other.
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Apology for the woman writing / Jenny Diski.
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Publisher:
London : Virago, 2008.
Collation:
288 p. ; 20 cm.
ISBN:
9781844083855 (hbk)1844083853 (hbk)
Language:
English
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BRN:
1747989
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