The Heptameron and Its Sources

by Rouben Cholakian

Overview

No artist creates in a vacuum, and Marguerite is no exception. Drawing inspiration from two Italian worksBoccaccios Decameron and Castigliones The Book of the CourtierMarguerite nevertheless produces a compelling and original text, examined here from both the point of view of content and style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781543451900
Publisher:	Xlibris US
Publication date:	09/14/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	96
File size:	113 KB

About the Author

The author, whose specialty is early French Literature, has devoted much of his writing to this important sixteenth-century writer. The literary biography, “Marguerite de Navarre: Mother of the Renaissance” (Columbia University Press, 2006) has received enthusiastic reviews, variously called “gripping. . . well-written. . . engrossing. . . and a welcome addition.” See too as companion pieces: “Marguerite de Navarre: Selected Writings (2008),” and “Marguerite de Navarre: A Literary Queen” (2016).