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1	La femme, la Cour et les arts chez Brantôme / Woman, court and arts in Brantôme's literature Blazejewska, Katarzyna 12 July 2012 (has links) Homme d’épée et courtisan de la Renaissance, Brantôme livre au sein des 'Dames illustres' une image de la femme, de la Cour et des arts sous le signe de jeux de contrastes. Décrits à travers le prisme de leurs vertus et de leurs vices, les personnages apparaissent à la fois sombres et lumineux. Si l’auteur se concentre sur ses modèles de premier plan, pour autant il n’oublie pas de les camper sur le fond historique, social et culturel de leur époque. Les Cours étrangères y côtoient ainsi la Cour de France, « vray Paradis du monde ». Certes enchanté par l’éclat et la magnificence de ces univers, Brantôme laisse également entrevoir une facette plus inquiétante, marquée par les jeux de pouvoir, l’hypocrisie et la phallocratie. Enfin, les tableaux littéraires s’enrichissent d’une dimension artistique, tant au moyen des descriptions minutieuses de ses différentes expressions que dans l’art d’écrire brantomien que nous proposons ici de redécouvrir. / Brantôme, nobleman and Renaissance courtier, uses contrast skilfully in 'Dames Illustres' to paint a rich picture of women, the Court and the Arts. Described through the prism of their virtues and vices, the characters appear both dark and light. Although the author concentrates on his subjects in the foreground, he nonetheless also places them firmly in the historical, social and cultural context of their time. So here he shows foreign Courts encountering the French Court, “vray Paradis du monde”. Brantôme is fascinated by the brilliance and magnificence of these worlds but he also gives a glimpse of the more disturbing aspect of power struggles, hypocrisy and male supremacy. Finally, his literary depictions are made more vivid by an artistic dimension, multi-layered and detailed descriptions and Brantôme’s unique style of writing. This is what will be rediscovered here. Brantôme Dames illustres Littérature française du XVIe siècle Femme Cour Arts Brantôme Dames illustres 16th century French Literature Woman Court Arts 840.3
2	In the Company of Cheaters (16th-Century Aristocrats and 20th-Century Gangsters) Murdock, Mark Cammeron 24 June 2009 (has links) (PDF) This document contains a meta-commentary on the article that I co-authored with Dr. Corry Cropper entitled Breaking the Duel's Rules: Brantôme, Mérimée, and Melville, that will be published in the next issue of Essays in French Literature and Culture, and an annotated bibliography of primary and secondary sources featuring summaries and important quotes dealing with duels, honor, honor codes, cheating, historical causality, chance, and sexuality. Also, several examples of film noir are cited with brief summaries and key events noted. The article we wrote studies two instances of cheating in duels: one found in Brantôme's Discours sur les duels and the other in Prosper Mérimée's Chronique du règne de Charles IX, and the traditional, as well as anti-causal, repercussions they had. Melville's Le Deuxième souffle is also analyzed with regards to the Gaullist Gu Minda and the end of the aristocratic codes of honor that those of his generation dearly respected but that were overcome by the commercial world of republican law and order. cheating cheat duels duelist French France honor honor codes historical causality chance sexuality masculinity aristocracy noble chivalry knight mobster gangster sixteenth century twentieth century gambling republican Gaullist crime film film noir Brantôme Melville Mérimée Colombière Chatauvillard Guitry Dassin Italian Language and Literature

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La femme, la Cour et les arts chez Brantôme / Woman, court and arts in Brantôme's literature

In the Company of Cheaters (16th-Century Aristocrats and 20th-Century Gangsters)