{"product_id":"catholicism-and-childrens-literature-in-france-9780719084669","title":"Catholicism and childrens literature in France","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first book-length history of the classic French children's author, the comtesse de Ségur (1799-1874). Virtually unknown in the English-speaking world, in France Ségur is a national icon and a cultural phenomenon. This study of her life and works will interest scholars of children's literature, gender studies, and nineteenth-century France. -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterful essay...it will be impossible to claim knowledge of the comtesse de Ségur if you have not read Sophie Heywood’s book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRémi Saudray, review in Cahiers Séguriens, 10 (2012) pp. 161-167.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHeywood has made Ségur a figure of considerable interest to historians, not just biographers or literary scholars.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSarah A. Curtis, French History, 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2012 University of Reading Research Endowment Trust Fund Best Research Output Prize\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe strength of this informative and insightful book is its ability to contextualize the life story and the writings of the comtesse de Ségur without losing sight of the complexities that both present. Neither Ségur’s life nor her writings were always consistent, yet in showing how they intersected with new ideas about childhood, a militant Catholic revival, new publishing strategies, and shifting notions of gender, Heywood hasmade Ségur a figure of considerable interest to historians, not just biographers or literary scholars.\u003cbr\u003eSarah A. Curtis, French History, vol 26, no 4, December 2012\u003c\/p\u003e -- .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of abbreviations\u003cbr\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. Life stories\u003cbr\u003e2. Nobles, saints, and delinquents: constructions of childhood in the collected works of Madame de Ségur \u003cbr\u003e3. The tribulations of an author: writing, censorship and the reading public under the Second Empire\u003cbr\u003e4. The comtesse and the culture wars\u003cbr\u003e5. Model girls and divine women: reading the comtesse de Ségur \u003cbr\u003eConclusion\u003cbr\u003eAppendix I: The collected works of the comtesse de Ségur \u003cbr\u003eAppendix II: Editions\u003cbr\u003eSelect bibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Manchester University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884282294615,"sku":"9780719084669","price":76.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/catholicism-and-childrens-literature-in-france-9780719084669","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}