Marie de Gournay [SEP] place of death
Marie de Gournay
Marie de Gournay (; 6 October 1565, Paris – 13 July 1645) was a French writer, who wrote a novel and a number of other literary compositions, including "The Equality of Men and Women" ("Égalité des hommes et des femmes", 1622) and "The Ladies' Grievance" ("Grief des dames", 1626). She insisted that women should be educated. Gournay was also an editor and commentator of Michel de Montaigne. After Montaigne's death, Gournay edited
of Deliverance" 1680)
Works published Other.
- Claude de L'Estoile, "Recueil des plus beaux vers", France
- Marie de Gournay, also known as Marie le Jars, demoiselle de Gournay, "Ombre", including a feminist tract, translations, moral essays and verse (later revised and published as "Les Avis et presents" in 1634; another revision 1641), France
Births.
Death years link to the corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
- January –