Debate of Folly and Love : A New English Translation with the Original French Text
by
Louise Labe
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
History and Language
ISBN-10
0820437522
ISBN-13
9780820437521
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Feb 4th, 2000
Print length
165 Pages
Weight
372 grams
Dimensions
15.90 x 23.70 x 1.50 cms
Product Classification:
Language: reference & generalLiterary studies: c 1500 to c 1800Gender studies: women
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Louise Labé, a French Renaissance poet, was one of the most exciting and influential writers of her time. Many scholars have translated her poems into English, but few have addressed her prose. Yet Debate of Folly and Love generated enormous enthusiasm among its first audience when it was published in 1555. Not only does it constitute a major part of Labé’s work, it also contains her most innovative and original ideas. It is a witty, serious commentary on women’s roles in society, love, marriage, and reason vs. folly – issues still pertinent in our times and attractive to modern readers. This translation takes into account all the recent research by scholars on Labé and sheds new light on her original text. The introduction situates Labé’s life and work; notes, a bibliography, and a glossary complete this work.
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