Rethinking French Society in the Oriental Novel of the Ancien Régime

Lumen: Selected Proceedings From the Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies 42:91-108 (2023)
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In her pseudo-historical oriental novel Abbassaï, histoire orientale (1753), Anne-Marie de Fauques takes a critical look at 18th-century France. This novel holds up a mirror to readers that invites them to reflect on the dynamics of gender, as well as on power in religion and society. As a narrative space for experimenting with new ideas and for challenging mainstream ideology, Abbassaï is a testament to Anne-Marie de Fauques’ effort to imagine a new social order through fiction.

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