The Age of Gold was one of the so-called 'commonplaces' inherited
by the Renaissance from classical antiquity, a myth (taking many
different forms) telling of an era of human happiness without war
or want. Most writers used it as a convenient device, predicting
its return as an age of peace and plenty upon the accession of a
ruler or the signing of a treaty: others moralized it as a reformed
or spiritually regenerated society. Elizabeth Armstrong's search
for an answer to this question has entailed a study of a wide range
of possible influences, classical, medieval and contemporary, and
an examination of neglected areas of Ronsard's own vast literary
output. Most of all an explanation is sought in his temperament and
tastes, which made the theme of the Age of Gold at one period in
his life a welcome vehicle for poetry expressing his love of
freedom and his sensibility to untouched nature.
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