Although much work has been done on various aspects of 15th and 16th century French farce, its metaphorical obscenity has been largely ignored. Not all farces are sexually oriented, but those which are are by far the funniest and their humor stems primarily from the use of metaphor. I have thus syst
Sixteenth-Century French Poetry
β Scribed by Victor E Graham
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Year
- 1964
- Tongue
- French
- Leaves
- 146
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
In this anthology an effort has been made to include representative selections from the most significant sixteenth-century French poets.
β¦ Table of Contents
Contents
INTRODUCTION
LES GRANDS RHΓTORIQUEURS
L'ECOLE DE LYON
LA PLEIADE
THE PROTESTANT POETS
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
<p>My purpose in these studies is to example a careful reading of the too easily despised, too hastily evaluated and too frequently misunderstood poetry of the French fifteenth century. I have begun at the tum of the century with three of the more substantial writers of the first generation (Nesson,
<i>Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry</i> combines close readings of individual poems with a critical consideration of the historical context in which they were written. Informative and original, this book has been carefully designed to enable readers to understand, enjoy, and be inspired by sixteenth
<i>Reading Sixteenth-Century Poetry</i> combines close readings of individual poems with a critical consideration of the historical context in which they were written. Informative and original, this book has been carefully designed to enable readers to understand, enjoy, and be inspired by sixteenth