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Translating slavery : gender and race in French women's writing, 1783-1823

Title
Translating slavery : gender and race in French women's writing, 1783-1823 / edited by Doris Y. Kadish & Françoise Massardier-Kenney.
Publication
Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1994.

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Additional Authors
  • Kadish, Doris Y.
  • Massardier-Kenney, Françoise.
  • Gouges, Olympe de, 1748?-1793.
  • Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817.
  • Duras, Claire de Durfort, duchesse de, 1777-1828.
Description
xvii, 346 p.; 24 cm.
Series Statement
Translation studies ; 2
Subject
  • French literature > Women authors > History and criticism
  • French literature > 19th century > History and criticism
  • French literature > 18th century > History and criticism
  • French literature > Translations > History and criticism
  • Women and literature > France > History
  • Slavery in literature
  • Sex role in literature
  • Sex in literature
Note
  • Appendixes contain selected French texts by Olympe de Gouges, Germaine de Staël, and Claire de Duras.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-337) and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. Theory, practice, and history: Translation theory and practice / Françoise Massardier-Kenney. Translation in context / Doris Y. Kadish -- Pt. 2. Olympe de Gouges, 1748-1793: Feminism, theater, race : L'esclavage des Noirs / Marie-Pierre Le Hir. Translations of Gouges. On translating Olympe de Gouges / Maryann DeJulio -- Pt. 3. Germaine de Staël (1766-1817): Staël, translation, and race / Françoise Massardier-Kenney. Translations of Staël. Black on white / Sharon Bell and Françoise Massardier-Kenney -- Pt. 4. Claire de Duras (1777-1828): Duras, racism, and class / Françoise Massardier-Kenney -- Translation of Duras : Ourika. Ourika's three versions / Doris Y. Kadish.
Call Number
Sc E 95-217
ISBN
0873384989
LCCN
93034207
OCLC
  • 28844041
  • NYPG95-B2830
Title
Translating slavery : gender and race in French women's writing, 1783-1823 / edited by Doris Y. Kadish & Françoise Massardier-Kenney.
Imprint
Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, c1994.
Series
Translation studies ; 2
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-337) and index.
Added Author
Kadish, Doris Y.
Massardier-Kenney, Françoise.
Gouges, Olympe de, 1748?-1793.
Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817.
Duras, Claire de Durfort, duchesse de, 1777-1828.
Research Call Number
Sc E 95-217
JFE 95-7921
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