Mark Cartwright (CC BY-NC-SA) Education & First Marriage 1452-1519) who spent his last years at the chateau she and Francois I provided. 1501-1536) and patronized the work of Leonardo de Vinci (l. Marguerite and Dentiere were friends and she was also close to Anne Boleyn (l. 1509-1564), Guillaume Farel (William Farel, l. She corresponded with some of the greatest Reformers of her time including Martin Luther (l. She was also a proponent of the Reformation, mediating between Protestants and Catholics in France.Īlso known as Margaret of Navarre and Marguerite of Angouleme, she is best known today for her Heptameron (1558) published posthumously and unfinished at her death but regarded as one of the most significant works of the Renaissance. 1528-1572) and grandmother of Henry IV of France (l. 1492-1549) was a writer, philosopher, diplomat, and Queen of Navarre, sister of King Francois I (Francis I of France, r. He is the author of books and articles on French Renaissance literature and on language, society and politics.Marguerite de Navarre (l.
Chilton is Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick.
He is the author of books and articles on French Renaissance literature and on language, society and politics. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. From the cynical Saffredent to the young idealist Dagoucin or the moderate Parlamente - believed to express De Navarres own views - The Heptameron provides a fascinating insight into the minds and passions of the nobility of sixteenth century France. The stories, however, soon degenerate into a verbal battle between the sexes, as the characters weave tales of corrupt friars, adulterous noblemen and deceitful wives. When told they must wait days for a bridge to be repaired, they are inspired - by recalling Boccaccios Decameron - to pass the time in a cultured manner by each telling a story every day. Book Synopsis In the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees.
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