The Ideas of Man and Woman in Renaissance France

'This is an exciting new interpretation of the meanings of gender in Renaissance culture. The Ideas of Man and Woman in Renaissance France offers a detailed and complex reading of the widely known and culturally significant querelle des femmes and dignity of man and woman debates as deeply intertwined rhetorical exercises, tracing their evolution and influences from legal discourse, humanist modes of thought and expression, and the print trades, as well as emphasising the implications for these in return. Warner's deep analytical engagement with diverse sources such as literary works, legal case histories, legal discourse and training, book and print history as well as humanist educational practices is impressive indeed.' Susan Broomhall, The University of Western Australia ’Lyndan Warner promises a path-breaking study by exploring for the first time the fundamental connections between two major literary and cultural topics: the Querelle des femmes, on the nature of woman, and the Renaissance debate on the dignity and misery of man. The Ideas of Man and Woman in Renaissance France fulfils this ambitious promise admirably... Warner’s book will appeal to those with an advanced understanding of early modern feminism, and deserves to be read alongside the studies of Susan Broomhall, Linda Timmermans, and Ian Maclean.’ French Studies '... this book is persuasive and extremely engaging... pertinent passages offer welcome readings of some lesser-known authors. Moving well beyond her stated goal of highlighting the crucial connections between the literatures on the dignity and misery of man and on women, Lyndan Warner reminds scholars of history and literature alike of the interconnectedness of literary and legal texts, and of the influence of these works on the lives of women and men in the Renaissance.' H-France 'The ideas of Man and Woman in Renaissance France is an insightful and masterful work of historical scholarship. [The book] offers an array of importa