Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)

Despite having no particular ambition to produce new knowledge, the Russian countess, Elisabeth B***, who published Souvenirs d’un voyage en Égypte in 1866, managed to provide much information on the way of life of women in an Egyptian hareem. The story positions itself within the paradigm of descri...

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Main Author: Daniel Lançon
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Language:English
Published: Université Clermont Auvergne 2018-06-01
Series:Viatica
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/1020
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description Despite having no particular ambition to produce new knowledge, the Russian countess, Elisabeth B***, who published Souvenirs d’un voyage en Égypte in 1866, managed to provide much information on the way of life of women in an Egyptian hareem. The story positions itself within the paradigm of describing travel otherness and thus places the personality of the Countess in the background. It is also noteworthy given the writer’s discovery of African slavery and the contradictory feelings which ensue.
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spelling doaj-art-84c0a5e60c7a448fa5f6a1a8dcb4cceb2025-08-20T02:02:47ZengUniversité Clermont AuvergneViatica2275-08272018-06-01210.52497/viatica1020Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)Daniel LançonDespite having no particular ambition to produce new knowledge, the Russian countess, Elisabeth B***, who published Souvenirs d’un voyage en Égypte in 1866, managed to provide much information on the way of life of women in an Egyptian hareem. The story positions itself within the paradigm of describing travel otherness and thus places the personality of the Countess in the background. It is also noteworthy given the writer’s discovery of African slavery and the contradictory feelings which ensue.https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/1020slaverydialogismhareemsthe condition of women
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Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)
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slavery
dialogism
hareems
the condition of women
title Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)
title_full Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)
title_fullStr Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)
title_full_unstemmed Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)
title_short Une comtesse russe face à la condition des femmes en Égypte (1864-1865)
title_sort une comtesse russe face a la condition des femmes en egypte 1864 1865
topic slavery
dialogism
hareems
the condition of women
url https://journals.openedition.org/viatica/1020
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