The Pleasure of Discernment: Marguerite de Navarre as Theologian (Oxford Studies in Historical Theology)

In this innovative study, Carol Thysell provides an in-depth examination of Marguerite de Navarre's Heptameron . While this collection of tales is traditionally considered to be secular in nature, Thysell argues that Marguerite de Navarre used it as a vehicle for a constructive theological program. Marguerite De Navarre (1492-1549), The Sister Of King Francois I Of France, Was An Internationally Respected Figure In Her Own Right. Recognized Both For Her Political Influence And For Her Theological Erudition, She Wrote Numerous Religious Poems And Theater Pieces As Well As The Heptameron, A Collection Of Secular Tales Framed By Discussions Among A Community Of Lay Men And Women. In The Pleasure Of Discernment, Carol Thysell Argues That Marguerite De Navarre's Heptameron Should Be Understood As A Profoundly Theological Work, Dedicated To Reformist Ideas Coming Both From Within And From Outside France Yet Providing Its Own Constructive Theological Vision.--jacket. 1. Gender And Genre: Marguerite De Navarre And The Tradition Of Allegorical Rhetoric -- 2. The Context Of Liberty: Marguerite De Navarre, Calvin, And The Spiritual Libertines -- 3. Certainty, Ambiguity, And Evil: The Theological Anthropology Of Marguerite De Navarre -- 4. Of Brigands And Bridles: Providence In The Work Of Calvin And Marguerite De Navarre -- 5. The Pleasure Of Discernment: Moral Deliberation In The Heptameron -- 6. Discerning The Marguerite: Allegorical Rhetoric In The Heptameron. Carol Thysell. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 155-175) And Index. MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict MuPDF error: syntax error: invalid key in dict Contents 10 1 Gender and Genre: MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE AND THE TRADITION OF ALLEGORICAL RHETORIC 14 2 The Context of Liberty: MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE, CALVIN, AND THE SPIRITUAL LIBERTINES 30 3 Certainty, Ambiguity, and Evil: THE THEOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY OF MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE 50 4 Of Brigands and Bridles: PROVIDENCE IN THE WORK OF CALVIN AND MARGUERITE DE NAVARRE 74 5 The Pleasure of Discernment: MORAL DELIBERATION IN THE HEPTAMERON 90 6 Discerning the Marguerite: ALLEGORICAL RHETORIC IN THE HEPTAMERON 108 NOTES 138 BIBLIOGRAPHY 166 INDEX 188 A 188 B 188 C 188 D 189 E 189 F 189 G 190 H 190 I 190 J 190 L 190 M 190 N 191 O 191 P 191 Q 191 R 191 S 191 T 192 V 192 W 192 "Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549), the sister of King Francois I of France, was an internationally respected figure in her own right. Recognized both for her political influence and for her theological erudition, she wrote numerous religious poems and theater pieces as well as the Heptameron, a collection of secular tales framed by discussions among a community of lay men and women.". "In The Pleasure of Discernment, Carol Thysell argues that Marguerite de Navarre's Heptameron should be understood as a profoundly theological work, dedicated to reformist ideas coming both from within and from outside France yet providing its own constructive theological vision."--BOOK JACKET.