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Marie de Gournay (French: [maʁi də ɡuʁnɛ] ⓘ; 6 October 1565, Paris – 13 July 1645) was a French writer, who wrote a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including The Equality of Men and Women (Égalité des hommes et des femmes, 1622) [1] and The Ladies' Grievance (Grief des dames, 1626). [2] She insisted that women ...
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 90%, based on ten reviews, with an average rating of 6.33/10. [6] On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating, the film has a score of 59 out of 100, based on 7 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Trois femmes puissantes: Three Strong Women: 2012 — — Gallimard (35) 2010 Michel Houellebecq: La Carte et le territoire: The Map and the Territory: 2012 — — Flammarion (4) 2011 Alexis Jenni: L'Art français de la guerre: The French Art of War: 2017 — — Gallimard (36) 2012 Jérôme Ferrari: Le Sermon sur la chute de Rome: The Sermon ...
L'Empereur, sa femme et le petit prince" is a French folk song of the second half of the 19th century, making a reference to Napoleon III, Empress Eugénie and the Prince impérial. [ 1 ]
Madame Bovary (/ ˈ b oʊ v ə r i /; [1] French: [madam bɔvaʁi]), originally published as Madame Bovary: Provincial Manners (French: Madame Bovary: Mœurs de province [madam bɔvaʁi mœʁ(s) də pʁɔvɛ̃s]), is a novel by French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1857.
Les Femmes savantes (French pronunciation: [le fam savɑ̃t], The Learned Ladies) is a comedy by Molière in five acts, written in verse. A satire on academic pretension, female education , and préciosité (French for preciosity), it was one of his most popular comedies and the last of his great plays in verse.
The diamond necklace was commissioned by Louis XV of France for his mistress, Madame du Barry.At the death of the King, the necklace was unpaid for, which almost bankrupted the jewellers and then led to various unsuccessful schemes to secure a sale to Queen Marie Antoinette.
Christine's main source for information was Giovanni Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris (On Famous Women), possibly in the French version, Des Cleres et Nobles Femmes. This text was a biographical treatise on ancient famous women. Christine also cited from Boccaccio's Decameron in the latter stages of The City of Ladies.