A Rule for Children and Other Writings
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Author
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
- Open LibraryOL10192747M
- ISBN-139780226648330
- ISBN-100226648338
- OCLC Control Number50920655
- OCLC Control Numberruleforchildreno0000pasc
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.
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