Letters of a Peruvian woman

Grafigny, Mme de (Françoise d'Issembourg d'Happoncourt), 1695-1758 (Author). Mallinson, G. J. (Added Author).

Summary: Graffigny's bold and original novel tells the story of Zilia, an Inca Virgin, rescued from the Spanish and brought to France. Separated from her lover and her culture, she recounts her experiences and personal growth. To this fine new translation are appended extracts from Graffigny's chief source and other writers' fictional responses. - ;'It has taken me a long time, my dearest Aza, to fathom the cause of that contempt in which women are held in this country ... '. Zilia, an Inca Virgin of the Sun, is captured by the Spanish conquistadores and brutally separated from her lover, Aza. She is re.

Record details

ISBN: 0191548987
ISBN: 9780191548987
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xxxix, 155 pages).
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Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages xxxii-xxxv).
Formatted Contents Note:	Acknowledgements; Introduction; Note on the Text and Translation; Select Bibliography; A Chronology of Françoise de Graffigny; LETTERS OF A PERUVIAN WOMAN; Appendix 1: Cultural Background; Appendix 2: French Continuations; Appendix 3: English Adaptations; Appendix 4: The Education of Young Women; Explanatory Notes.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.