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The application of moliéresque critical theory to the Correspondance of Mme de Sévigné can contribute to a renewed appreciation of the highly intellectual quality of the comic genius of a "spirituelle marquise," a mother who desperately wanted to entice a distanced daughter to regularity in an epistolary exchange, a woman of wit and irony.

A biography of the cofoundress and second Mother General of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, whose life spanned the years 1756-1838, during which she endured the turmoil of the French Revolution and its aftermath.

Annotation Drawing upon memoirs, correspondence, and testimonials, Recker (modern languages, Xavier U.) considers the life of Francoise Blin. Coverage includes Blin's relationships with her spiritual sisters, her imprisonment during the French Revolution, her collaboration with Julie Billiart in founding the Sisters of Notre Dame, and their difficult interactions with civil and religious authorities. Recker is a Sister of Notre Dame de Namur. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

A biography of the cofoundress and second Mother General of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, whose life spanned the years 1756-1838, during which she endured the turmoil of the French Revolution and its aftermath.

The application of moliéresque critical theory to the Correspondance of Mme de Sévigné can contribute to a renewed appreciation of the highly intellectual quality of the comic genius of a "spirituelle marquise," a mother who desperately wanted to entice a distanced daughter to regularity in an epistolary exchange, a woman of wit and irony.