TheHeptameron(PenguinClassics)

作者 Marguerite De Navarre著Paul A. Chilton著
出版社 PenguinClassics
出版时间 2004年7月第1版
ISBN 9780140443554
定价 158.00

内容简介

Intheearly1500sfivemenandfivewomenfindthemselvestrappedbyfloodsandcompelledtotakerefugeinanabbeyhighinthePyrenees.Whentoldtheymustwaitdaysforabridgetoberepaired,theyareinspired-byrecallingBoccaccio'sDecameron-topassthetimeinaculturedmannerbyeachtellingastoryeveryday.Thestories,however,soondegenerateintoaverbalbattlebetweenthesexes,asthecharactersweavetalesofcorruptfriars,adulterousnoblemenanddeceitfulwives.FromthecynicalSaffredenttotheyoungidealistDagoucinorthemoderateParlamente-believedtoexpressDeNavarre'sownviews-TheHeptameronprovidesafascinatinginsightintothemindsandpassionsofthenobilityofsixteenthcenturyFrance.

作者简介

PaulA.ChiltonisSeniorLecturerattheUniversityofWarwick.HeistheauthorofbooksandarticlesonFrenchRenaissanceliteratureandonlanguage,societyandpolitics.PaulA.ChiltonisSeniorLecturerattheUniversityofWarwick.HeistheauthorofbooksandarticlesonFrenchRenaissanceliteratureandonlanguage,societyandpolitics.PaulA.ChiltonisSeniorLecturerattheUniversityofWarwick.HeistheauthorofbooksandarticlesonFrenchRenaissanceliteratureandonlanguage,societyandpolitics.

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