L'écriture féminine ? A propos de Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni

Colette Piau : Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni and feminine writing. ; Is there any difference between a feminine and a masculine literary style ? The 18th Century, following tradition, made a distinction between them, based on the concept of nature ; paradoxically, the same ambiguous affirmation is often made today. This analysis of the writings of M.-J. Riccoboni, a female imitator of Marivaux who was in turn imitated by male writers, attempts to throw light on the validity of such a distinction and to show the dangers of a myth which denies rationality to women and sensitivity to men.