Reveries of community : French epic in the age of Henri IV, 1572-1616 /

"Reveries of Community reconsiders the role of epic poetry during the French Wars of Religion, the series of wars between Catholics and Protestants that dominated France between 1562 and 1598. Critics have often viewed French epic poetry as a casualty of these wars, arguing that the few epics F...

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Main Authors:	Maynard, Katherine S (Author), Maynard, Katherine S. (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Format:	Book
Language:	English French
Published:	Evanston, Illinois : Northwestern University Press, 2018
Series:	Rethinking the Early Modern Rethinking the Early Modern
Subjects:	Aubigné, Agrippa d', > 1552-1630 > Tragiques. Aubigné, Agrippa d', > 1552-1630 > Tragiques. Aubigné, Agrippa d', > 1552-1630 > Tragiques. > ^A1766478 Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, > seigneur, > 1544-1590 > Criticism and interpretation Garnier, Sebastien, > -1595 > Henriade. Garnier, Sebastien, > -1595 > Henriade. > ^A3607504 Palma-Cayet, Pierre-Victor, > 1525-1610 > Heptameron de la Navarride. Palma-Cayet, Pierre-Victor, > 1525-1610 > Heptameron de la Navarride. > ^A3607507 Ronsard, Pierre de, > 1524-1585 > Franciade. Ronsard, Pierre de, > 1524-1585 > Franciade. > ^A946482 Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, > seigneur, > 1544-1590 Wars of the Huguenots (France : 1562-1598) Franciade (Ronsard, Pierre de) Tragiques (Aubigné, Agrippa d') Tragiques (Aubigné, Agrippa d') 1500-1699 16th century 17th century Henry IV, 1589-1610 Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598 Epic poetry, French > History and criticism > ^A2098813 Epic poetry, French > History and criticism French poetry > 16th century > History and criticism > ^A2099592 French poetry > 16th century > History and criticism French poetry > 17th century > History and criticism > ^A2383863 French poetry > 17th century > History and criticism Criticism and interpretation Epic poetry, French French poetry History Literature France > History > Henry IV, 1589-1610 > In literature France > History > Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598 > In literature France Criticism, interpretation, etc

Table of Contents:

Introduction : epic for a time of crisis
Empires of erasure in Pierre de Ronsard's Franciade (1572)
Region, nation, and empire in the long poems of Guillaume Salluste du Bartas (1574-1590)
Epic and nation in an age of reconstruction : Sébastien Garnier's Henriade (1593/1594)
Peace, fertility, and empire in Pierre-Victor Palma Cayet's Heptaméron de la Navarride (1602)
Re-forming communities in Agrippa d'Aubigné's Les tragiques (1616)
Conclusion
Introduction : epic for a time of crisis
Empires of erasure in Pierre de Ronsard's Franciade
Region, nation, and empire in the long poems of Guillaume Salluste du Bartas (1574-1590)
Epic and nation in an age of reconstruction : Sebastien Garnier's Henriade (1593/1594)
Peace, fertility, and empire in Pierre-Victor Palma Cayet's Heptameron de la Navarride
Re-forming communities in Agrippa d'Aubigne's Les tragiques
Conclusion

Reveries of community : French epic in the age of Henri IV, 1572-1616 /

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