Élisabeth Bégon

Élisabeth Bégon née Marie-Isabelle-Élisabeth Rocbert de la Morandière (born in Montréal in 1696,[1] died in 1755), was a French-Canadian letter writer. She is known for the correspondence she wrote to her son-in-law that described the daily life of a French laywoman in New France between 1748 and 1753.[2]

Bégon's oeuvre (a collection of written correspondence including letters, nine notebooks, and thirty-nine leaflets[3] ) was published in 1935[4] under the title Lettres au cher fils. The correspondence was mainly addressed to her son-in-law (Michel de Villebois de la Rouvillière) with whom she is thought to have been in love.[5][6] Lettres au cher fils only include those letters penned by Élisabeth Bégon herself; no return letters have ever been found.[7] Her correspondence is unique to the writings of New France as it is one of the only known works written by a French Canadian laywoman during this period of time.

The original letters can be found at the National Library and Archives of Quebec.[8]

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References
  1. Melançon, Benoît (1997). "La configuration épistolaire: lecture sociale de la correspondance d'Élisabeth Bégon". Lumen. 16: 71–82. doi:10.7202/1012440ar.
  2. "Lettres au cher fils". Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  3. Deschamps, Nicole (1994). Lettres au cher fils: correspondance d'Elisabeth Begon avec son gendre (1748–1753). Avant propos. Montreal: Boreal. pp. 1–13. ISBN 9782890526266.
  4. Melançon, Benoît (1997). "La configuration épistolaire: lecture sociale de la correspondance d'Élisabeth Bégon". Lumen. 16: 71–82. doi:10.7202/1012440ar.
  5. Melançon, Benoît (1997). "La configuration épistolaire: lecture sociale de la correspondance d'Élisabeth Bégon". Lumen. 16: 71–82. doi:10.7202/1012440ar.
  6. Weiss J.M & Moss J (1996). French-Canadian Literature. The Association for Canadian Studies in the United States. p. 71. ISBN 0585187959.
  7. "Les "lettres au cher fils" d'Élizabeth Bégon (1748–1753)". Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. Bibliotheques et Archives Nationales du Quebec
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