Contributions

  • S.J., John J. Conley (Translator) - Contributor

Publication

2003 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago

Language

English

Word Count

50,000 words, Guess

Page Count

200 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2002040862
  • Goodreads1323440
  • LibraryThing383169

Classifications

  • LCCBX4735.P3 A25 2003

Description

This book presents selections from the whole of Pascal's career as a writer, including her witty adolescent poetry and her pioneering treatise on the education of women, "A Rule for Children", which drew on her experiences as schoolmistress at Port-Royal.

Description

Jacqueline Pascal (1625-1661) was the sister of Blaise Pascal and a nun at the Jansenist Port-Royal convent in France. She was also a prolific writer who argued for the spiritual rights of women and the right of conscientious objection to royal, ecclesiastic, and family authority. This book presents selections from the whole of Pascal's career as a writer, including her witty adolescent poetry and her pioneering treatise on the education of women, 'A Rule for Children', which drew on her experiences as schoolmistress at Port-Royal.

First Sentence

This selection of poetry features the works that established Jacqueline Pascal's reputation as a poet in her adolescence.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • A Rule for Children and Other WritingsPaperbackUniversity of Chicago Press2003-01-01

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