{"product_id":"9781649591067-sprites-of-kernosy-castle","title":"The Sprites of Kernosy Castle","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eA subversive novel from 1710 that questioned political and aesthetic ideologies in eighteenth-century France.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This novel reflects a shift in French values at the turn of the eighteenth century, which saw increased interest in the private lives of the aristocracy and the pre-Enlightenment questioning of political and religious orthodoxies. Novels of fiction and leisure gained popularity, and it was during this time that Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, the Countess de Murat, published her second leisure novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Sprites of Kernosy Castle\u003c\/i\u003e. Combining humor, social satire, and a proto-feminist outlook, Murat crafts a well-constructed plot where the supernatural is debunked. Murat’s career was cut short when a series of “misdemeanors” related to the countess’s homosexual tendencies led to her arrest in 1702. \u003ci\u003eSprites\u003c\/i\u003e, which was released during a partial reprieve from prison, is the final published work of this independent-minded early feminist author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41820602237025,"sku":"9781649591067","price":44.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30199084.jpg?v=1727270769","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781649591067-sprites-of-kernosy-castle","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}