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The Prison Narratives of Jeanne Guyon

by Dianne Guenin-Lelle, Ronney Mourad

  • Hardback
  • 168 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • 16.2 x 24 x 1.9 cm

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Ronney Mourad and Dianne Guenin-Lelle provide here the first English translation of the Prison Narratives written by the seventeenth-century French mystic and Quietist, Jeanne Guyon (1648-1717). Guyon was a fascinating figure in the court of Louis XIV and, although she was marginalized and ignored by French historians for two centuries after her death, she became a major figure in the development of transatlantic Protestant spirituality in the eighteenth century. Guyon's narrative describes her confinement between 1695 and 1703 in various prisons, including the dreaded Bastille. It also maps, in moving and unforgettable detail, the political and religious hegemony that sought to destroy her reputation and erase her from history. Guyon kept the text private and it remained undiscovered for almost three centuries until an archival version was found and published in 1992 under the title Recits de Captivite (Prison Narratives). This translation is not only the first to appear in English, but opens with a comprehensive introduction that represents the most detailed examination of the Prison Narratives presently available in English or French.
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  • Authors

    Dianne Guenin-Lelle +1

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Oxford University Press

  • Published

    January 2012

  • Weight

    392g

  • Page Count

    168

  • Dimensions

    16.2 x 24 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780199841127

  • ISBN-10

    0199841128

  • Eden Code

    4024401

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