EBOOK Ghost Stories in Late Renaissance France:Walking by Night
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Walking by Night
This book describes the ideological, intellectual, and literary role of ghost stories in late Renaissance France. It takes in prominent literary figures - Rabelais, Ronsard, Montaigne - as well as lesser known tracts and pamphlets to shed new light on the beliefs, fears, and desires of a period on the threshold of modernity.
This book describes the ideological, intellectual, and literary role of ghost stories in late Renaissance France. It takes in prominent literary figures - Rabelais, Ronsard, Montaigne - as well as lesser known tracts and pamphlets to shed new light on the beliefs, fears, and desires of a period on the threshold of modernity.