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Auteur(s) : Losse, Deborah N.
Titre(s) : Volery and Venery in the French Wars of Religion [Texte imprimé] / Deborah N. Losse
Publication : New York : Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., cop. 2018
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (IX, 131 pages) ; 24 cm
Collection : Currents in comparative Romance languages and literatures, ISSN 0893-5963 ; vol. 252
Lien à la collection : Currents in comparative Romance languages and literatures
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-119) and index
"Volery, Venery and the French Wars of Religion is the first book-length study to
provide an analysis of literary and cultural texts through the lens of people's perspective
on hunting in the context of the French Wars of Religion. Court poets such as Jodelle
and Ronsard highlight the central role of the king in the hunt. The study examines
cynegetic scenes and attitudes toward hunting in the works of Sebastian Brant, Erasmus,
Rabelais, Jodelle, Ronsard, Ceppède, Montaigne, and Aubigné. An effort is made to
relate the artistic representation of the hunt to the details of the hunt presented
in the hunting manuals of Du Fouilloux, De Thou, Franchières, and Arcussia, among
others. At a time when the monarchy needed to reflect stability and continuity, the
figure of the king dominates cynegetic exercise. Losse argues that hunting remained
a major preoccupation in France in spite of the disruptions and violence caused by
the Wars of Religion. The analysis examines some basic questions about hunting in
early modern France. How did religious affiliation affect attitudes toward hunting?
Did the violence of the Wars of Religion change how people viewed cruelty to animals?
Falconry and large game hunting offer a perspective from which to view the cultural
and political life leading up to and through the Wars of Religion. Historians of the
hunt, students of early modern Europe, graduate students in cultural studies or anthropology
will find the work to provide a unique prospective on political and social institutions.
Museums of hunting will find this book central to their mission of instructing modern
audiences on the centrality of hunting to aristocratic life"
Sujet(s) : Saint-Barthélemy, Massacre de la (1572) -- Dans la littérature
France -- 1562-1598 (Guerres de religion)
Genre ou forme : Littérature française -- 16e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781433145902. - ISBN 1433145901. - ISBN 9781433145919 (erroné). - ISBN 143314591X
(erroné). - ISBN 9781433145926 (erroné). - ISBN 1433145928 (erroné). - ISBN 9781433145933
(erroné). - ISBN 1433145936 (erroné) (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45501185r
Notice n° :
FRBNF45501185
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Table des matières : Introduction ; "Devant le Roy": burnishing the monarch's image through the hunt
; Foolish quarry: Erasmus and Brant ; Precocious hunting: Gargantua, Frère Jean,
and cooperative living ; "C'était un meleagre au mestier de chasser": Pierre de Ronsard,
Estienne Jodelle, and the princely image ; The flight of the stag: Jean de la Ceppède's
théorèmes ; Writing about the chase: chasing writing in Montaigne's essais ; Undisciplined
hawks: Aubigné's tragiques ; Conclusion.
