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This important manuscript by Clément Marot consists of one hundred and forty poems, which Marot presented to Anne de Montmorency, "Grand Master" and newly appointed “Constable of France,” in March 1538...
The figure of the prince as patron of letters seems almost a historiographical topos, with literary patronage too easily considered as cultural politics. However, between the 16th and the 17th century, this image was the result of a slow ...
This collection of articles investigates laughter during the Renaissance. Studies examine laughter through music and iconography, in addition to written expressions of laughter, shedding light on authors and artists...
This study examines studies Pierre de Ronsard through his book production, describing the evolution in his literary and creative projects in his relation with their material production, ultimately showing how Ronsard profited from the book production ...
The minutes of the Geneva Consistory for 1555 reveal the growing power of Calvin and his followers, and the rebellious reactions of some of Geneva's citizens. The Consistory, already successful in ridding Geneva of Catholic practices, ...
In December 1486 ; Pico della Mirandola published his Nine Hundred Theses. Alerted to the provocative nature of these theses, Pope Innocent VIII set up a commission of theologians, launched an inquisitorial procedure and condemned all of Pico's....
Dans les huit essais rassemblés ici, Heiko Oberman évalue un demi-siècle de recherche sur le Calvinisme. Il explore les prémices de la pensée de Calvin – lorsque celui-ci appelle les églises persécutées de France et les communautés d'exilés ...
We speak of historical currents and trends, but we should be careful to remember that they do not descend on humanity from afar: they come from humanity itself. We can often say where they began, which hand helped them grow ...
Ronsard discovers the riches of imagination and human fantasy at the point where body and soul connect. This chronological survey of both sleep and fantasy in Ronsard's works examines the evolution of the poet’s use of fantastic images, ...
Geneva and Savoy were still at war in 1591, although devastation forced their armies to leave the region. Nevertheless, Geneva and Theodore Beza had to implore allies for help that would not come ; while Henry IV faced the Ligue, ...