{"product_id":"reveries-of-community-katherine-maynard-9780810135833","title":"Reveries of Community: French Epic in the Age of Henri IV, 1572-1616","description":"\u003ci\u003eReveries of Community\u003c\/i\u003e reconsiders the role of epic poetry during the French Wars of Religion, the series of wars between Catholics and Protestants that dominated France between 1562 and 1598. Critics have often viewed French epic poetry as a casualty of these wars, arguing that the few epics France produced during this conflict failed in power and influence compared to those of France's neighbors, such as Italy's \u003ci\u003eOrlando Furioso\u003c\/i\u003e, England's \u003ci\u003eFaerie Queene\u003c\/i\u003e, and Portugal's \u003ci\u003eOs Lus adas\u003c\/i\u003e. Katherine S. Maynard argues instead that the wars did not hinder epic poetry, but rather French poets responded to the crisis by using epic poetry to reimagine France's present and future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Traditionally united by \u003ci\u003eune foi, une loi, un roi\u003c\/i\u003e (one faith, one law, one king), France under Henri IV was cleaved into warring factions of Catholics and Huguenots. The country suffered episodes of bloodshed such as the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre, even as attempts were made to attenuate the violence through frequent edicts, including those of St. Germain (1570) and Nantes (1598). Maynard examines the rich and often dismissed body work written during these bloody decades: Pierre de Ronsard's \u003ci\u003eFranciade\u003c\/i\u003e, Guillaume Salluste Du Bartas's \u003ci\u003eLa Judit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eLa Sepmaine\u003c\/i\u003e, S bastian Garnier's \u003ci\u003eLa Henriade\u003c\/i\u003e, Agrippa d'Aubign 's \u003ci\u003eLes Tragiques\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She traces how French poets, taking classics such as Virgil's \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e and Homer's \u003ci\u003eIliad\u003c\/i\u003e as their models, reimagined possibilities for French reconciliation and unity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Katherine Maynard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810135833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810135833\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Katherine Maynard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46232976687359,"sku":"9780810135833","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_456b5af9-50c9-43b0-a6a4-8d44ccbcf1f7.jpg?v=1728991701","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reveries-of-community-katherine-maynard-9780810135833","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}