{"product_id":"the-sprites-of-kernosy-castle-volume-105","title":"Sprites of Kernosy Castle","description":"\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  ","brand":"Iter Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49756563177816,"sku":"9781649591067","price":49.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781649591067_c5c20f44-52d5-4eb1-8824-3ef3e0e31b66.jpg?v=1764824444","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-sprites-of-kernosy-castle-volume-105","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}