First detailed reconstruction of Anne de Graville's library, establishing her as one of the most well-read and erudite poets of the period.WINNER: 2024 Society for the Study of Early Modern Women and Gender Book AwardIn the 1520s, the French noblewoman Anne de Graville composed two poetic works, based on older, canonical, male-authored texts: Giovanni Boccaccio's
Teseida and Alain Chartier's
Belle dame sans mercyThe first, the
Beau roman, she offered to Claude, queen of France and wife of Francis I, and the second, the
Rondeaux, to the king's mother, Louise of Savoy. With the pro-feminine spin of her rewritings, Anne developed the legacy of another woman writer from 100 years earlier, Christine de Pizan, by entering the on-going debate known as the
querelle des femmes.
Like Christine, Anne sought to redress the negative view of women found in much contemporary popular literature and to offer role models for both men and women at the court of Francis I.
This book is the first detailed reconstruction and interpretation of Anne's library and her collecting practice, showing how they relate to her own writings and her literary milieuIt also teases out her links to other women writers of the time interested in the
querelle, such as Catherine d'Amboise and Margaret of Navarre. Paying close attention to literary, manuscript, and artistic sources, it establishes Anne's reputation as one of the most erudite poets of the period, and one keenly attuned to the position of women in society as well as to the political sensitivities of the French court.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
376 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Boydell & Brewer Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2026-09-08 |
| ISBN |
9781843847779 |
