{"product_id":"2940154550076","title":"\"Journey through Mlle. De Scudery's Carte de Tendre\" by Gloria Orenstein, Femspec Issue 3.2","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa Carte de Tendre or the Map of the country of Tenderness made its debut in the first volume of Madeleine De Scudery’s novel CLELIE (1654).  It is a map of the mythical country of Tenderness, which is also a metaphor for Mlle. De Scudery’s heart and for her Salon. As a salon game that soon became the rage in 17th cent. Parisian salon society, it can be viewed as a precursor of many board games, and, one might also claim that it foreshadows certain contemporary computer games. However, I see it more as a map of Mlle. De Scudery’s desire, and of the emotional geography of the territory of her political ambition and her sexual imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Femspec Journal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47114406035696,"sku":"2940154550076","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154550076_p0.jpg?v=1764071170","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154550076","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}