The Literature of the French Renaissance
The Literature of the French Renaissance
Volume 1:
Arthur Tilley
May 2015
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First published in 1904, this book forms part of a two-volume set examining the development of literature during the French Renaissance. Taken together, the volumes cover the period 1525 to 1605, incorporating detailed information on numerous works and key literary figures, beginning with Francis I and his court and moving through to Mathurin Régnier. Both volumes were written by the renowned Cambridge literary critic and classicist Arthur Tilley (1851–1942). These books will be of value to anyone with an interest in French literature and the Renaissance.
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May 2015Paperback
9781107505513
378 pages
216 × 140 × 21 mm
0.48kg
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Table of Contents
- Part I. (1525–50) Marot and Rabelais:
- 1. Francis I and his court
- 2. Humanism
- 3. The moulding of the language
- 4. Clément Marot
- 5. The school of Marot
- 6. Margaret of Navarre
- 7. Des Periers
- 8. The precursors of the Pleiad
- 9. The romances of chivalry
- 10. Rabelais
- 11. Calvin
- 12. Memoirs and chronicles
- 13. Retrospect
- Part II (1550–80) The Pleiad:
- 14. Valois and Medici
- 15. Scholars and antiquaries
- 16. Ronsard and Du Bellay.
