Portraits from the French Renaissance and the Wars of Religion (Paperback, annotated edition)

Available for the first time in English, these thirteen selections from Andre Thevet's "Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illustres" offer a glimpse of France during a time of great upheaval. Originally published in 1584, Thevet's collection contains over two hundred biographical sketches, detailing the lives of important persons from antiquity to the sixteenth century. Edward Benson and Roger Schlesinger have translated and annotated Thevet's portraits of his contemporaries, and divided them into three categories: monarchs, aristocrats, and scholars. Additionally, an extensive introduction places the work in context and describes the critical attention that Thevet and his writings have received. Together these portraits provide a history of sixteenth-century France as the country underwent tremendous change: from an intellectual renaissance and its first encounter with the New World to the Protestant Reformation and the Wars of Religion that followed. France was irrevocably altered by these events and Thevet's account of the lives of individuals who struggled with them is indispensable.

General

Imprint:	Truman State University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Early Modern Studies, 3
Release date:	November 2009
First published:	November 2009
Authors:	Andre Thevet
Translators:	Edward Benson
Editors:	Roger Schlesinger
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	248
Edition:	annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-931112-98-7
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Royalty Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Biography > Royalty Promotions
LSN:	1-931112-98-3
Barcode:	9781931112987

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