| Description |
1 online resource (xxviii, 435 pages) |
| Series |
The other voice in early modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Contents |
Épîtres = Verse Letters -- Le miroir de l'âme pécheresse = The mirror of the sinful soul -- La coche = The Coach -- La fable du faux cuyder = The fable of false pride -- Chansons spirituelles = Spiritual songs -- La comédie de Mont-de-Marsan / The comedy of Mont-de-Marsan -- Selections from the Heptameron |
| Summary |
Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was the sister and wife to kings and a pivotal influence in sixteenth-century France. An astute politician and diligent humanist, she was a champion of gender equality and the evangelical reform movement, which recognized that the clergy was more concerned with maintaining the church's power than ministering to the faithful. As the years passed and the glitter of life at court waned, however, Marguerite came to realize her true vocation: writing. Selected Writings brings together a representative sampling of Marguerite's varied writings, most of it |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-432) and index |
| Notes |
Text in English and French |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549 -- Translations into English
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| SUBJECT |
Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549 fast |
| Subject |
LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- French.
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| Genre/Form |
Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cholakian, Rouben Charles, 1932-
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Skemp, Mary.
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| LC no. |
2008011665 |
| ISBN |
9780226142739 |
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0226142736 |
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9786612239830 |
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6612239832 |
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