TY  - BOOK
AU  - Roger,Alexandra
TI  - The monastic retreats incurred in France during the 18th century: literary process interpretation and reality of the phenomenon
PY  - 2016///.
							
N1  - 97
N2  - Studying the theatre piece Mélanie, ou la religieuse forcée, by Jean-François de la Harpe, is an opportunity to highlight a literary theme from the age of Enlightenment. This topos is about forced monachization, which means that young ladies are forced to become nuns and embrace monastic life. Cross-referencing this piece with 17 vows cancellation procedures initiated by nuns to the ecclesiastic court points out the similarities between the literary treatment and the reality of female forced monachization
UR  - https://shs.cairn.info/journal-dix-huitieme-siecle-2016-1-page-57?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
ER  -