Heptameron Of The Tales Of Margaret, Queen Of Navarre, Volume 3

Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 3

by Marguerite of Navarre

The Heptameron is a collection of seventy-two short stories written by Marguerite of Navarre, a prominent figure in the French Renaissance. The narrative follows a group of travelers stranded in a monastery due to a flood. To pass the time, they share tales, reflecting the social, moral, and religious dilemmas of the era. The stories, often dealing with themes of love, deceit, and the complexities of human relationships, were considered controversial for their time, drawing criticism for their frank exploration of human desires and motivations. The book stands as a fascinating literary testament to the intellectual currents and social dynamics of 16th-century France, offering a nuanced glimpse into the lives and perspectives of the nobility during a period of significant social and cultural change.

Authors

Marguerite of Navarre image

Marguerite de Navarre was a French princess, writer, and patron of the arts who played a pivotal role in the French Renaissance. She was the daughter of Charles, Count of Angoulême, and Louise of Savo...

Books by Marguerite of Navarre

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Plea For Our Northern Winters Cover image

Plea For Our Northern Winters by Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon

Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon's "A Plea for Our Northern Winters" is a collection of poetry celebrating the beauty and significance of Canadian winters. Le...

Inside of the Cup Cover image

Inside of the Cup by Winston Churchill

Inside of the Cup follows the journey of John Hodder, a newly appointed rector at St. John's, a church in a wealthy neighborhood bordering the poverty...

Follies in Dark Cover image

Follies in Dark by Stephen Leacock

It is a captivating and humorous book that explores the world of fictional characters and the comical situations they find themselves in. Written by t...

Aeneid Cover image

Aeneid by Virgil

The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy, where he...

Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 09 June 1897 Cover image

Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 09 June 1897 by Various

This volume of *The Black Cat* magazine features five original short stories exploring themes of the uncanny and fantastical. The tales range from rev...

Persuasión Cover image

Persuasión by Jane Austen

Persuasión es una novela de Jane Austen que narra la historia de Anne Elliot, una joven que es persuadida por su familia a romper su compromiso con el...

Lady of the Shroud Cover image

Lady of the Shroud by Bram Stoker

The story delves into a utopian experiment in a fictitious Balkan country known as the Land of the Blue Mountains. The narrative spans from 1892 to 1...

Perfect Behavior Cover image

Perfect Behavior by Donald Ogden Stewart

Published in 1922, "Perfect Behavior" by Donald Ogden Stewart offers a satirical and humorous look at the intricacies of social etiquette in the Roari...

O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell Cover image

O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell by John Keats

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 different recordings of O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell by John Keats. This was the weekly poetry project for t...

St. John Chrysostom on 1 Timothy Cover image

St. John Chrysostom on 1 Timothy by St. John Chrysostom

This book presents a collection of homilies delivered by Saint John Chrysostom, a renowned theologian and preacher of the Eastern Church, on the First...

Reviews for Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 3

No reviews posted or approved, yet...