Abstract
Adelaide d'Orleans is understood to be the model for one of the characters in Denis Diderot's anti-clerical novel, La Religieuse. As a member of the French Royal family, and also a Benedictine nun, she attracted hostility and scrutiny in Enlightenment France. Her real, as distinct from her imagined, life shows a variety of activities and influences.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Women enlightenment and Catholicism |
Subtitle of host publication | A transnational biographical history |
Editors | Ulrich L. Lehner |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Routledge |
Chapter | 3 |
Pages | 35-49 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Edition | 1st |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781315123394 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781138687622 , 9781138687639 |
Publication status | Published - 2018 |