The Classical Heritage in France (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History) (Brill's Studies in Intellectual History)

This book, written by eighteen specialists, deals with the reception of Greek and Latin culture in France in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is intended for those interested in classical influences on French belles-lettres and visual arts. Readers will benefit from the comprehensive surveys provided by specialists on topics as diverse as the role of French travellers to classical lands in transforming perceptible reality into narrative textuality, Jacques Amyot's contribution to the reinvention of the novel in the West and the influence of ancient law in France. Major literary genres and themes, philosophy, major writers, early French humanists and Hellenists and the visual arts all receive detailed, up-to-date treatment.Contributors include: Olga Augustinos, Alain Billault, Jean Braybrook, Paola Cifarelli, Michèle Ducos, Sue Farquhar, Philip Ford, A. Trevor Hodge, George Huppert, Gillian Jondorf, John Parkin, Laurence Plazenet, Patricia Rosenmeyer, Ofelia Salgado, Gerald Sandy, Alison Saunders, Douglas Thomson, and Valerie Worth-Stylianou. Contents......Page 6 Introduction......Page 8 Hellenizing Geography: Travellers in Classical Lands 1550–1800......Page 16 France and the Transmission of Latin Manuscripts......Page 32 Resources for the Study of Ancient Greek in France......Page 54 Guillaume Budé: Philologist and Polymath. A Preliminary Study......Page 86 Erasmus and Paris......Page 116 Translations from Latin into French in the Renaissance......Page 144 François Rabelais......Page 172 Michel de Montaigne: The Essais and a Tacitean Discourse......Page 194 Plutarch's Lives......Page 226 Jacques Amyot and the Greek Novel: The Invention of the French Novel......Page 244 Under the Shadow of Socrates......Page 288 Legal Science in France in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries......Page 304 Longinus' On the Sublime......Page 322 Classical Myth and Its Interpretation in Sixteenth-Century France......Page 338 The Epic in Sixteenth-Century France......Page 358 The Greek Anacreontics and Sixteenth-Century French Lyric Poetry......Page 400 Fables: Aesop and Babrius......Page 432 Drama......Page 460 The Classical Heritage in French Architecture......Page 478 Sixteenth-Century Book Illustration: The Classical Heritage......Page 510 Bibliography......Page 540 A......Page 576 B......Page 577 C......Page 578 D......Page 580 G......Page 581 H......Page 582 L......Page 583 M......Page 584 P......Page 586 S......Page 588 T......Page 589 V......Page 590 Z......Page 591 G......Page 592 M......Page 593 T......Page 594 W......Page 595 Hellenizing Geography: Travellers In Classical Lands 1550-1800 / Olga Augustinos -- France And The Transmission Of Latin Manuscripts / Ofelia Salgado -- Resources For The Study Of Ancient Greek In France / Gerald Sandy -- Guillaume Bude: Philologist And Polymath. A Preliminary Study / Gerald Sandy -- Erasmus And Paris / Douglas Thomson -- Translations From Latin Into French In The Renaissance / Valerie Worth-stylianou -- Francois Rabelais / John Parkin -- Michel De Montaigne: The Essais And A Tacitean Discourse / Sue Farquhar -- Plutarch's Lives / Alain Billault -- Jacques Amyot And The Greek Novel: The Invention Of The French Novel / Laurence Plazenet -- Under The Shadow Of Socrates / George Huppert -- Legal Science In France In The Sixteenth And Seventeenth Centuries / Michele Ducos -- Longinus' On The Sublime / Alain Billault -- Classical Myth And Its Interpretation In Sixteenth-century France / Philip Ford -- The Epic In Sixteenth-century France / Jean Braybrook -- The Greek Anacreontics And Sixteenth-century French Lyric Poetry / Patricia Rosenmeyer -- Fables: Aesop And Babrius / Paola Cifarelli -- Drama / Gillian Jondorf -- The Classical Heritage In French Architecture / A. Trevor Hodge -- Sixteenth-century Book Illustration: The Classical Heritage / Alison Saunders. Edited By Gerald Sandy. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [533]-567) And Indexes. Contents 6 Introduction 8 Hellenizing Geography: Travellers in Classical Lands 1550–1800 16 France and the Transmission of Latin Manuscripts 32 Resources for the Study of Ancient Greek in France 54 Guillaume Budé: Philologist and Polymath. A Preliminary Study 86 Erasmus and Paris 116 Translations from Latin into French in the Renaissance 144 François Rabelais 172 Michel de Montaigne: The Essais and a Tacitean Discourse 194 Plutarch's Lives 226 Jacques Amyot and the Greek Novel: The Invention of the French Novel 244 Under the Shadow of Socrates 288 Legal Science in France in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries 304 Longinus' On the Sublime 322 Classical Myth and Its Interpretation in Sixteenth-Century France 338 The Epic in Sixteenth-Century France 358 The Greek Anacreontics and Sixteenth-Century French Lyric Poetry 400 Fables: Aesop and Babrius 432 Drama 460 The Classical Heritage in French Architecture 478 Sixteenth-Century Book Illustration: The Classical Heritage 510 Bibliography 540 Index of Names 576 A 576 B 577 C 578 D 580 E 581 F 581 G 581 H 582 I 583 J 583 K 583 L 583 M 584 N 586 O 586 P 586 Q 588 R 588 S 588 T 589 U 590 V 590 W 591 X 591 Y 591 Z 591 General Index 592 A 592 B 592 C 592 D 592 E 592 F 592 G 592 H 593 I 593 J 593 L 593 M 593 N 594 O 594 P 594 Q 594 R 594 S 594 T 594 U 595 V 595 W 595 This book, written by eighteen specialists, deals with the reception of Greek and Latin culture in France in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. It is intended for those interested in classical influences on French belles-lettres and visual arts. Readers will benefit from the comprehensive surveys provided by specialists on topics as diverse as the role of French travellers to classical lands in transforming perceptible reality into narrative textuality, Jacques Amyot's contribution to the reinvention of the novel in the West and the influence of ancient law in France. Major literary genres and themes, philosophy, major writers, early French humanists and Hellenists and the visual arts all receive detailed, up-to-date treatment. Contributors include: Olga Augustinos, Alain Billault, Jean Braybrook, Paola Cifarelli, Michèle Ducos, Sue Farquhar, Philip Ford, A. Trevor Hodge, George Huppert, Gillian Jondorf, John Parkin, Laurence Plazenet, Patricia Rosenmeyer, Ofelia Salgado, Gerald Sandy, Alison Saunders, Douglas Thomson, and Valerie Worth-Stylianou Written by 18 specialists, this text deals with the reception of Greek and Latin culture in France in the 16th and 17th centuries. It is intended for those interested in classical influences on French belles-lettres and visual arts. There are comprehensive surveys on topics as diverse as the role of French travellers to classical lands in transforming perceptible reality into narrative textuality, Jacques Amyot's contribution to the reinvention of the novel in the West and the influence of ancient law in France. Major literary genres, philosophy, major writers, early French humanists and Hellenists and the visual arts all receive detailed treatment. A study of the reception of Greek and Latin culture in France in the 16th and 17th centuries. There are surveys on topics as diverse as the role of French travellers to classical lands in transforming perceptible reality into narrative textuality, and the influence of ancient law in France