The story of Sapho
by Newman, Karen, Scudéry, Madeleine de
fromOther voice in early modern Europe
Ridiculed for her Saturday salon, her long romance novels, and her protofeminist ideas, Madeleine de Scudéry (1607-1701) has not been treated kindly by the literary establishment. Yet her multivolume novels were popular bestsellers in her time, translated almost immediately into…