Transformations of Memory and Forgetting in Sixteenth-Century France
Author | : Nicolas Russell |
Publisher | : University of Delaware |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2011-04-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781611490558 |
ISBN-13 | : 1611490553 |
Rating | : 4/5 (553 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Transformations of Memory and Forgetting in Sixteenth-Century France by : Nicolas Russell
Download or read book Transformations of Memory and Forgetting in Sixteenth-Century France written by Nicolas Russell and published by University of Delaware. This book was released on 2011-04-29 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book proposes that in a number of French Renaissance texts, we observe a shift in thinking about memory and forgetting. Focusing on a corpus of texts by Marguerite de Navarre, Pierre de Ronsard and Michel de Montaigne, it explores several parallel transformations of and challenges to classical and medieval discourses on memory.