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Managing Time
Literature and Devotion in Early Modern France
Av Richard Maber, Joanna Barker
Häftad, 2017
907 kr
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This volume offers a multidimensional exploration of the theme of time in early modern France: of time past, time present and time future, in literature and in life.In poetry, the importance of past and future perspectives was studied by Maynard and La Fontaine. The dynamics of tragic drama were …
Coups de maître
Studies in Medieval and Early Modern Literature and Culture, in Honour of John D. Lyons
Av Michael Meere, Kelly Fender McConnell
Häftad, 2021
893 kr
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This collection is dedicated to John D. Lyons, Commonwealth Professor of French at the University of Virginia and a preeminent scholar of early modern France and Italy. Lyons’s long and influential academic career has been instrumental in shaping generations of undergraduates, postgraduates and …
New Perspectives on Heretical Discourse and Identities
The Waldensians in Historical Context
Av Sarah Alyn Stacey, Joanna Poetz
Häftad, 2021
790 kr
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Of particular significance for an understanding of early Church history are the Waldensians, members of a dissident religious movement which originated in France in the twelfth century and resided primarily in the Duchy of Savoy and Northern and Southern Italy, before moving to other parts of …
Jean Racine, Echoes Across Europe
Av John Sayer
Häftad, 2021
820 kr
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Rich with examples of Racine’s impact across generations on stage and page, of the inspiration of leading actors across borders, and of the influence of his tragedies, their mostly classical and biblical themes brought in the finest verse or in translation, on European courts, townships, amateur …
Theatre of Martyrdom
Performing Piety in 1640s France
Häftad, 2022
591 kr
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«In this readable and closely argued study, Charles Stone sheds light on a phenomenon that has baffled generations of scholars: why did plays about Christian martyrs grip seventeenth-century French audiences? After all, these tragedies are not very tragic. Stone unravels this mystery of the plays’ …
Paul-Louis Courier (1772–1825)
Dissident Author under Louis XVIII
Av Ian R. Morrison, Noël Peacock
Häftad, 2024
591 kr
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Paul-Louis Courier (1772–1825), after being a comparatively discreet critic of Napoleon in his letters, became a scourge of the Restoration Establishment, both secular and clerical, in pamphlets which he published from 1816 onwards. His writings were incendiary enough to attract death threats, two …
Emmanuel-Philibert de Pingon (1525–1582) et son temps
Literary and Political Networks in Early Modern Savoy
Häftad, 2026
673 kr
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This book explores the political and literary culture of sixteenth-century Savoy through the lens of Emmanuel-Philibert de Pingon, a court poet, diplomat and historiographer embedded in the political life of the duchy. It examines how literary production and personal networks shaped Savoyard …
Gossip, Sexuality and Scandal in France (1610-1715)
Häftad, 2011
545 kr
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This volume is the first book-length study devoted to gossip in early modern France. Whereas many works that focus on other countries and periods have concentrated on the relationship between gossip and women, none has explored the crucial link between gossip and same-sex desire. Using material …
Lieux de culture dans la France du XVII e siècle
Av William Brooks, Noël Peacock m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
1263 kr
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En juillet 2011, un colloque sur les lieux de culture au XVII e siècle a rassemblé à l’université Queen Mary de Londres des spécialistes en provenance de différents pays pour présenter les résultats de leurs recherches dans ce domaine. Les études réunies dans le présent volume se composent d’un …
Political, Religious and Social Conflict in the States of Savoy, 1400–1700
Häftad, 2014
786 kr
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Taking conflict as its collective theme, this book brings together the work of early modern specialists to offer a range of insights into the political, social and religious climate in Savoy between 1400 and 1700. The contributors focus on the broader context of early modern European history, …
Evocations of Eloquence
Rhetoric, Literature and Religion in Early Modern France - Essays in Honour of Peter Bayley
Av Nicholas Hammond, Michael Moriarty
Häftad, 2012
1230 kr
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This collection of essays by leading scholars from France, Great Britain and North America is published in honour of Peter Bayley, former Drapers Professor of French at the University of Cambridge and a leading scholar of early modern France. The volume reflects his scholarly interest in the …
Hellenic Whispers
Modes of Greek Literary Influence in Seventeenth-Century French Drama
Häftad, 2013
1523 kr
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Hellenic Whispers builds a picture of how Greek literature was received and reworked by the authors of seventeenth-century French tragedy. Using case studies, the author establishes a new methodology for exploring the variety of responses and creative processes involved in these encounters with …
Molière’s Strategies
Timely Reflections on his Art of Comedy
Häftad, 2013
960 kr
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Of all the playwrights from the age of Louis XIV, only Molière’s work is still regularly performed in France and beyond. This book analyses certain elements of the plays that may explain Molière’s longevity: a plausible chain of events peppered with shocks and surprises; tensions between opposites; …
Theatre, Fiction, and Poetry in the French Long Seventeenth Century - Le Théâtre, le roman, et la poésie à l’âge classique
Av William Brooks, Rainer Zaiser
Häftad, 2007
1043 kr
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In June 2006 delegates from eight countries representing six French, US, and British-based learned societies met at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, for a conference on the French long seventeenth century entitled ‘Modernités/Modernities’. Nineteen of the best papers on theatre, fiction and poetry …
Religion, Ethics, and History in the French Long Seventeenth Century - La Religion, la morale, et l’histoire à l’âge classique
Av William Brooks, Rainer Zaiser
Häftad, 2007
1122 kr
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In June 2006 delegates from eight countries representing six French, US, and British-based learned societies met at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, for a conference on the French long seventeenth century entitled ‘Modernités/Modernities’. Twenty of the best papers on religion, ethics and history …
Troubling Arthurian Histories
Court Culture, Performance and Scandal in Chrétien de Troyes’s Erec et Enide
Häftad, 2007
1312 kr
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Drawing on a range of approaches in cultural, gender and literary studies, this book presents Chrétien de Troyes’s Erec et Enide as a daring and playful exploration of scandal, terror and anxiety in court cultures. Through an interdisciplinary reading, it locates Erec et Enide, the first surviving …
Philippe Quinault, Dramatist
Häftad, 2008
1312 kr
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Much work has been done in recent years on Quinault’s librettos, but no major study of his spoken plays has appeared since the monumental thesis by Etienne Gros, published in 1926. Moreover, he has never been the subject of a monograph in English. There is a need to re-assess the influence of his …
'Le Bel Épy qui foisonne'
Collection and Translation in French Print Networks, 1476–1576
Häftad, 2019
617 kr
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This book brings together essays from scholars working on the first century of French print culture, with a particular focus on the networks formed by authors, editors, translators and printers in the earliest years of print technology. The volume is structured around the themes of collection and …
