Ingénue Saxancour; or, The Wife Separated from Her Husband Contributor(s): Trouille, Mary S. (Translator), Rétif de la Bretonne, Nicolas-Edme (Author) |
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ISBN: 1781881820 ISBN-13: 9781781881828 Publisher: Modern Humanities Research Association OUR PRICE: $21.84 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary |
LCCN: 2016364144 |
Series: Mhra New Translations |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.71 lbs) 226 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Set in Paris in the 1780s, R tif de la Bretonne's novel Ing nue Saxancour is a thinly veiled account of his daughter's disastrous marriage to an abusive husband. From the time of her marriage in January 1780, until she left her husband in July 1785, Agn s R tif suffered continually from severe physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Published in 1789, R tif's novel scandalized the public with its graphic descriptions of his son-in-law's sexual perversity and brutal violence. |