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Author : Arthur Augustus Tilley
Release : 1885
Genre : French literature
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Book Synopsis The Literature of the French Renaissance by : Arthur Augustus Tilley
Download or read book The Literature of the French Renaissance written by Arthur Augustus Tilley. This book was released on 1885. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virginia Krause
Release : 2003
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis Idle Pursuits by : Virginia Krause
Download or read book Idle Pursuits written by Virginia Krause. This book was released on 2003. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Throughout this study, idleness is shown to be a key element of self-presentation beginning with the figure of the idle aristocrat. The extravagant display of a life of leisure made Gilles de Rais the icon of aristocratic idleness. But even the hardworking humanist was anxious to assume a studied posture of idleness. If both figures were eager to display idleness, it was because oisivete was an important source of what modern theorists have termed symbolic capital. Finally, the Renaissance also saw the birth of a new figure of the "idler": the consumer of leisure. For it was leisure itself along with chivalric and amorous adventure that was consumed by the readers of the popular Amadis series. At once a commodity and form of capital, idleness (otium) clearly belonged to the realm of social exchanges ostensibly reserved for affairs (negotium)."--BOOK JACKET.
Author : Arthur Augustus Tilley
Release : 1959
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Book Synopsis The Literature of the French Renaissance by : Arthur Augustus Tilley
Download or read book The Literature of the French Renaissance written by Arthur Augustus Tilley. This book was released on 1959. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bernard Weinberg
Release : 2018-10-15
Genre : Literary Collections
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Book Synopsis Critical Prefaces of the French Renaissance by : Bernard Weinberg
Download or read book Critical Prefaces of the French Renaissance written by Bernard Weinberg. This book was released on 2018-10-15. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Critical Prefaces of the French Renaissance contains nearly 30 prefaces from the works of French poets and dramatists published from 1525 to 1611. Bernard Weinberg's helpful book collects prefaces from the works of satirical poets, as well as dramatists, and provides a short introduction to each preface setting it in its literary and historical context. Lyrical and satirical poets represented vary from Marot to Du Bellay to Ronsard. Dramatists represented include Jean de la Tille and Larivey, among others. The larger introduction to the volume provides literary analysis of five longer texts by Sebillet, Du Bellay, Peletier du Mans, the obscure Pierre De-laudun, and Horace. Weinberg's study brings attention back to these primary writings that are crucial for an understanding of the period.
Author : R. J. Knecht
Release : 2014-07-30
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis French Renaissance Monarchy by : R. J. Knecht
Download or read book French Renaissance Monarchy written by R. J. Knecht. This book was released on 2014-07-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1984, Professor Knecht's study quickly established itself as the best short account of the period. The reigns of Francis I and Henry II, spanning the first half of the sixteenth century, are one of the most colourful and formative periods of French history. In addition to examining the nature and effectiveness of their reigns, Professor Knecht also examines their foreign policies which brought them into conflict with other major powers. For this new edition the author has added a new chapter on patronage and the arts.
