Narrative aspects of Alphonsine, ou la Tendresse maternelle by Mme de Genlis

Abstract

This paper discusses Mme de Genlis’s apologetic stories or narrations of Mme de Genlis, Alphonsine, or Maternal Affection, in which the author, following the model derived from Rousseau in Émile, advises her daughter to take advantage of the faculties given by God to human beings, exhorting her to apply them in order to be happy. After a brief description about the figure of Mme de Genlis, highlighting her importance as a novelist of historical stories and educational essays, as well as her influence in England and Spain, this work focuses on a detailed analysis of the sources, characters, narrative dynamics and space.

https://doi.org/10.17398/2660-7301.42.87