"Journey through Mlle. De Scudery’s Carte de Tendre" by Gloria Orenstein, Femspec Issue 3.2

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory
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Author: Gloria Orenstein ISBN: 9781310858512
Publisher: Femspec Journal Publication: December 16, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition Language: English
Author: Gloria Orenstein
ISBN: 9781310858512
Publisher: Femspec Journal
Publication: December 16, 2015
Imprint: Smashwords Edition
Language: English

La Carte de Tendre or the Map of the country of Tenderness made its debut in the first volume of Madeleine De Scudery’s novel CLELIE (1654).  It is a map of the mythical country of Tenderness, which is also a metaphor for Mlle. De Scudery’s heart and for her Salon. As a salon game that soon became the rage in 17th cent. Parisian salon society, it can be viewed as a precursor of many board games, and, one might also claim that it foreshadows certain contemporary computer games. However, I see it more as a map of Mlle. De Scudery’s desire, and of the emotional geography of the territory of her political ambition and her sexual imagination.

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La Carte de Tendre or the Map of the country of Tenderness made its debut in the first volume of Madeleine De Scudery’s novel CLELIE (1654).  It is a map of the mythical country of Tenderness, which is also a metaphor for Mlle. De Scudery’s heart and for her Salon. As a salon game that soon became the rage in 17th cent. Parisian salon society, it can be viewed as a precursor of many board games, and, one might also claim that it foreshadows certain contemporary computer games. However, I see it more as a map of Mlle. De Scudery’s desire, and of the emotional geography of the territory of her political ambition and her sexual imagination.

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