It’s a Rich Man’s World: Lettres d’une Péruvienne by Françoise de Graffigny and the 18th Century French Woman.
Document Type
Panel Presentation
Keywords
women, literature, France
Biography
Originally from Berkeley County, West Virginia, I am a third-year student studying Psychology and French at Marshall University.
Major
Psychology and French
Advisor for this project
Nicolas Shangler
Abstract
Lettres d’une Péruvienne, written by Françoise de Graffigny in 1767, is an epistolary novel written from the point of view of Incan princess, Zilia. After being captured by the Spanish and taken to France, Zilia is thrown into a completely new world, in which she is forced to learn how to live as a woman in 18th century France. As she learns, she continuously critiques French society, especially woman’s place in it, and seeks to understand the cause of woman’s inequality. Using Lettres d’une Péruvienne and other primary and secondary sources, I will be assessing the effects of religion, education, and marriage on the 18th century French woman.
It’s a Rich Man’s World: Lettres d’une Péruvienne by Françoise de Graffigny and the 18th Century French Woman.
Lettres d’une Péruvienne, written by Françoise de Graffigny in 1767, is an epistolary novel written from the point of view of Incan princess, Zilia. After being captured by the Spanish and taken to France, Zilia is thrown into a completely new world, in which she is forced to learn how to live as a woman in 18th century France. As she learns, she continuously critiques French society, especially woman’s place in it, and seeks to understand the cause of woman’s inequality. Using Lettres d’une Péruvienne and other primary and secondary sources, I will be assessing the effects of religion, education, and marriage on the 18th century French woman.
