La fiction historique féminine au tournant des Lumières Trois modèles concurrents aux récits scottiens chez Sophie Cottin & Stéphanie-Félicité de Genlis

During the Napoleonic era, numerous Historical novels titles show us that some female authors write historical novels, using the Mme de Genlis’ method or proposing other ways. This extensive and influential production make it necessary to study whether the “non scottien” historical novel in France was a female literary genre. Must be observed in this respect three emblematic categories, the new “nouvelle historique”, the “roman de cour” and the “Troubadour” romance.