Matrix

francais language

Published by l'olivier.

ISBN:
978-2-8236-1833-4
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5 stars (2 reviews)

"Elle sort de la forêt seule sur son cheval. Agée de dix-sept ans, dans la froide bruine de mars, Marie, qui vient de France". Que disent les livres d'histoire sur Marie de France ? Qu'elle est la première femme de lettres à écrire en français. Pourtant, sa vie reste un mystère. Matrix lève le voile sur ce destin hors du commun. Expulsée de la cour par Aliénor d'Aquitaine, la "bâtarde au sang royal" est contrainte à l'exil dans une abbaye d'Angleterre. Loin de la détruire, cette mise à l'écart suscite chez elle une révélation : elle se vouera dès lors à la poursuite de ses idéaux, à sa passion du texte et des mots. Dans un monde abîmé par la violence, elle incarne la pureté, transcendant les obstacles grâce à la sororité. Moderne, frondeuse et habitée par une grande puissance créative, Marie de France devient l'héroïne absolue, le symbole des …

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holy wowww

5 stars

I am bad at titling my reviews but “holy wowwww” seems to cover it. I loved this. The story of Marie, her efforts to turn the dismal abbey into a fortress, the struggle to defy patriarchy, the love for her sisters that turns into holy love, the carnal and secular love for her various lovers that also becomes holy, just the whole thing. Part way through I came across a review that was so dismissive and childish that it raised all my hackles and the ways in which that review has been bothering me helps me understand why I loved this book so much. If you can’t handle nuance, if you’re not open to the long history of women struggling against what they’re told to believe, then this book is definitely not for you. But it’s full of rage and anger and beauty and love.

holy wowwwww

5 stars

I am bad at titling my reviews but “holy wowwww” seems to cover it. I loved this. The story of Marie, her efforts to turn the dismal abbey into a fortress, the struggle to defy patriarchy, the love for her sisters that turns into holy love, the carnal and secular love for her various lovers that also becomes holy, just the whole thing. Part way through I came across a review that was so dismissive and childish that it raised all my hackles and the ways in which that review has been bothering me helps me understand why I loved this book so much. If you can’t handle nuance, if you’re not open to the long history of women struggling against what they’re told to believe, then this book is definitely not for you. But it’s full of rage and anger and beauty and love.