André Léo, Aline-Ali

Lauren Tilger (Penn State University)

Ed. by Nigel Harkness, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

Dates

First circulation or publication 1868

Places

France (Publication/ performance)

Genres and Modes

Novel

Resources

Save to Bookshelf

Nineteenth century French writer, journalist, and social activist André Léo published over a dozen novels throughout the course of her lifetime. Her novel

Aline-Ali

first appeared in 1868 in serial form in

L’Opinion Nationale

and was published as a complete work the following year.

Aline-Ali

recounts the story of Aline de Maurignan, a young upper-class woman determined to advocate for women’s rights. After learning about marriage’s role in female subordination from her sister Suzanne, Aline realizes that her fiancé considers her inferior and would not respect her independence once they married. Aline therefore calls off their engagement and dons masculine clothing, presenting as Ali de Maurion, a Frenchman traveling with his father in Switzerland. There Ali meets and becomes…

Please log in to consult the article in its entirety. If you are a member (student of staff) of a subscribing institution (see List), you should be able to access the LE on campus directly (without the need to log in), and off-campus either via the institutional log in we offer, or via your institution's remote access facilities, or by creating a personal user account with your institutional email address. If you are not a member of a subscribing institution, you will need to purchase a personal subscription. For more information on how to subscribe as an individual user, please see under Individual Subcriptions.

1126 words

Citation: Tilger, Lauren. "Aline-Ali". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 17 April 2017 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=35745, accessed 19 April 2024.]

Save this article