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The Seventeenth Century· 2026Q2· Review

Women writing antiquity: gender and learning in early modern France

Joanna Barker

Short summary

This book explores how early modern French women writers engaged with classical antiquity, challenging traditional notions of gender and intellectual pursuit.

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Key points

  • Focuses on female French writers from the early modern period.
  • Analyzes their interaction with classical antiquity.
  • Highlights their role in gender and learning debates.
  • Covers a 100-year span of literary production.

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Abstract

This book examines female French writers over a period of 100 years, with a focus on their interaction with the works of classical antiquity. It highlights their relevance to the arguments over lea...

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Field: Classics

ClassicsArts and Humanities