A companion to Marguerite de Navarre / / edited by Gary Ferguson & Mary B. McKinley.

Most widely read today as the author of the \'Heptaméron,\' Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was known in her lifetime as a deeply religious, mystical poet. Sister of the King of France and wife of the King of Navarre, her deeds and writings expressed and sought to promote a living faith...

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Superior document:Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; 42
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Place / Publishing House:Boston, MA : : Brill,, 2013.
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
Series:Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v42.
Physical Description:1 online resource (415 pages)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction / Gary Ferguson and Mary B. McKinley
  • Marguerite de Navarre and Evangelical Reform / Jonathan A. Reid
  • Marguerite de Navarre: The Reasons for Remaining Catholic / Jean-Marie Le Gall
  • Neo-Platonic Themes of Ascent in Marguerite de Navarre / Philip Ford
  • Opening and Closing Reflections: The Miroir de l’âme pécheresse and the Miroir de Jésus-Christ crucifié / Isabelle Garnier and Isabelle Pantin
  • Speaking with the Dead: Spirituality, Mourning, and Memory in the Dialogue en forme de vision nocturne and La Navire / Reinier Leushuis
  • Les Prisons’ Poetics of Conversion / Cynthia Skenazi
  • Chansons Spirituelles—Songs for a “Delightful Transformation” / Jan Miernowski
  • Staging the Spiritual: The Biblical and Non-Biblical Plays / Olivier Millet
  • The Heptaméron: Word, Spirit, World / Gary Ferguson and Mary B. McKinley
  • Bibliography
  • Index.