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Letters from the Queen of Navarre with an Ample Declaration

Colette H Winn author Kathleen M Llewellyn author Emily E Thompson author Jeanne D′albret author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Arizona Center for Medieval & Renaissance Studies,US

Published:26th Feb '16

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Letters from the Queen of Navarre with an Ample Declaration cover

This edition presents in English, for the first time, Jeanne d’Albret’s Letters to the king, his mother, his brother, her own brother-in-law, and the queen of England, together with her Ample Declaration (1568) defending her decampment to the Protestant stronghold of La Rochelle. A historical-biographical introduction situates these writings in the larger context of Reformation politics and examines in detail the specific literary characteristics of her memoir. In her works, Jeanne d’Albret asserts her own position as legal sovereign of Béarn and Navarre and situates herself at the nexus of overlapping political, religious, and familial tensions.

Jeanne d’Albret’s Ample Declaration, presented here in an elegant translation accompanied by an informative study, greatly enhances our understanding of the Queen of Navarre’s cultural and political role during the turbulent era of the French Wars of Religion. With concision and clarity, the editors explain the confusing times in which Jeanne lived, and explore the finer details of genre, imagery, and voice in the text itself, allowing scholars and students alike to make a closer acquaintance with this uniquely important historical figure.

Leah Chang
Associate Professor of French, The George Washington University

ISBN: 9780866985451

Dimensions: 233mm x 156mm x 8mm

Weight: 184g

116 pages