The Literature of the French Renaissance, Volume 1

action admirable appeared beginning bien born Brantôme called century chapter character Charles IX classical close comedy complete considerable contains copy Court D'Aubigné death died Discours drama edition entitled especially Essays Euvres expression fact France François French gives hand Henry imagination important influence interesting Italian Italy Jean language later Latin learning less letter lines literature lived memoirs merit Montaigne Montaigne's moral nature noticed original Paris partly passage period Pierre Plautus play Pleiad poem poet poetry practice printed prose Protestant published Rabelais regard religion remarkable Renaissance represented Ronsard satire says scene seen shews story style third tout tragedy translation true vols volume whole writers written wrote