{"product_id":"la-dame-a-la-louve-an-mla-text-edition-9781603295246","title":"La Dame À La Louve: An MLA Text Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Renée Vivien | Melanie Hawthorne\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Modern Language Association of America\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Modern Language Association of America\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: European - French\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Renée Vivien led a life of wealth and privilege in belle epoque Paris, she often felt like an outsider because she was attracted to other women. Financially secure, she wrote books to suit her own taste rather than that of the literary market. \u003ci\u003eLa dame à la louve\u003c\/i\u003e, from 1904, shows her at the height of her powers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese fierce, surprising stories challenge moral hypocrisy and normative views about gender, beginning with the title work, which offers a coded representation of same-sex love in the seemingly inexplicable commitment between a woman and her canine companion. The following stories feature a reimagined fairy tale in which Prince Charming turns out to be a young woman, a western adventure whose narrator goes mad with thirst, and other unconventional narratives that range across time and space.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Modern Language Association of America","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47596203278487,"sku":"9781603295246","price":2717.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781603295246.webp?v=1774992869","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/la-dame-a-la-louve-an-mla-text-edition-9781603295246","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}