Imagining women's conventual spaces in france, 1600�1800: the cloister disclosed
Auteur :
Woshinsky, Barbara R.
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032921143
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2024
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
620 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Blending history, architecture and literary analysis, this ground-breaking study explores the convent's place in the early modern imagination. After the Council of Trent imposed strict claustral enclosure, the nun became an intensified object of desire in male-authored narratives. Convents also inspired "feminutopian" discourses by women writers. R