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Homer and the politics of authority in Renaissance France

Title
Homer and the politics of authority in Renaissance France [electronic resource] / Marc Bizer.
Author
Bizer, Marc.
Publication
New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.

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1 online resource (xii, 245 p.)
Series Statement
Classical presences
Uniform Title
  • Homer and the politics of authority in Renaissance France (Online)
  • Classical presences.
Alternative Title
Homer and the politics of authority in Renaissance France (Online)
Subject
  • Homer > Influence
  • Monarchy > France > History > 16th century
  • Renaissance > France
  • Authority > History > 16th century
  • France > Politics and government > 16th century
  • France > Intellectual life > 16th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
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  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction -- Making Homer French, 1530-1560. Guillaume Bude: instituting a Homeric French king -- Jean Dorat: toward an official French Homeric idiom -- Royal mythography and its discontents: Joachim du Bellay and Etienne de la Boetie -- Homer and the problem of authority during the wars of religion (1560-1592). Homer and the war of words -- Reading Homer across the religious divide: Guillaume Paquelin & Jean de Sponde -- Trojan-French chaos: Garnier's La Troade, Homer, and raison d'etat -- Montaigne, La Boetie, Homer: from parliament to parley -- Conclusion.
LCCN
2010046492
OCLC
ssj0000523209
Author
Bizer, Marc.
Title
Homer and the politics of authority in Renaissance France [electronic resource] / Marc Bizer.
Imprint
New York : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Series
Classical presences
Classical presences.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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