PAGE ENGRAVINGS CONTAINED IN VOLUME II.
Tale viii. Bornet’s Concern on discovering
that his Wife is without her
Ring.
Tale ix. The Dying Gentleman receiving the
Embraces of his Sweet...
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FIRST DAY.
Tale I. The pitiful history of a Proctor of Alencon,
named St. Aignan, and of his wife, who caused her
husband to assassinate her lover, the son of the Lieutenant-General
II. The fate...
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In the following essay, Gelernt describes the characters, issues and tone of the discussions following the stories of the Heptameron, and argues that Marguerite's conclusion considers wedlock &...
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In the following essay, Kem examines the diverse moral judgments regarding adultery made by the listeners in the Heptameron.
At the end of “Novella 40” in Marguerite de Navarre'...
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In the following essay, Persels discusses Marguerite's challenge to the image of the aggressive and exaggeratedly virile male body.
The Heptaméron offers discursive portraits of five ...
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In the essay that follows, Freccero discusses the significance of a passing reference to Lucretia in the context of the Heptameron's depictions of marriage, desire and law.
Every encounter w...
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In the following essay, Hampton reads the Heptameron as a reflection of the shifting political and ideological ground of the Renaissance.
Gallia est omnis divisa in partes tres.
—Caesar
...
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In the essay that follows, Tetel claims that the Heptameron's structure reflects a dramatization of ambiguity.
“Puis notre bouquet sera plus beau, tant plus il sera remply de diff�...
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In the following essay, Cottrell argues that the Heptameron is guided by spiritual concerns, despite the explicitly worldly themes of the stories.
“Nous sommes tous encloz en peché.&#...
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In the following essay, Bauschatz contends that the Heptameron is primarily directed at a female audience, and this intention is reflected in a disruption of the traditional narrative structure.
Ma...
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The Tales Of The Heptameron, Vol. II. (of V.)
Critical Essay by Jules Gelernt
