Catherine Bernard Explained

Catherine Bernard (24 August 1663, in Rouen – 6 September 1712, in Paris) was a French poet, novelist, and playwright born into a Huguenot family.^[1] She was the first woman to compose a tragedy performed at the Comédie-Française,^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]} between 1687 and 1700. During that same period, she won the poetry prize of the Académie des Jeux Florals de Toulouse three times (1696, 1697, 1698)^[7]

External links

• Conroy, Derval. "Catherine Bernard" (in French). SIEFAR: International Society for the Study of Women of the Old Regime. Last modified on March 4, 2013 at 4:42 p.m.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Catherine Bernard . Oxford Reference . 1999-02-22 . 2023-05-11.
2. Book: Lecoq . Titiou . Titiou Lecoq . Les grandes oubliées : pourquoi l'Histoire a effacé les femmes . 2021 . 9782378802424 . Paris . 148–153 . fr . The Great Forgotten: Why History Erased Women.
3. Plusquellec . Catherine . 1985 . Qui était Catherine Bernard? . Who was Catherine Bernard? . Revue d'Histoire littéraire de la France . fr . 85 . 4 . 667–669 . 40528200 . 0035-2411 . 13 March 2023.
4. Book: Kinsey . Susan Rita . Catherine Bernard: A Study of Fiction and Fantasy . 1979 . en.
5. Book: Bernard . Allen William . The French Connection: The Leon & Catherine Bernard Family and Their Descendants . 1994 . A.M. Bernard . en.
6. Book: Boyer . Charles-Arthur . Bordé de rouge: Catherine Bernard . 2005 . ATAR, Association touristique de l'Abbaye romane Saint-Georges . 978-2-911408-17-5 . fr . Bordered in Red: Catherine Bernard.
7. Web site: Conroy . Derval . Catherine Bernard . 2023-05-10 . SIEFAR: International Society for the Study of Women of the Old Regime..