Epic arts in Renaissance France /
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| Author / Creator: | Usher, Phillip John, author. |
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Imprint: | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014. |
| Description: | xi, 253 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9905933 |
Table of Contents:
- List of Illustrations
- A Note on Editions and Translations
- Introduction
- 1. Homer, Virgil, and Lucan: Classical Epic and Renaissance Art
- The Rebirth of Epic Art
- Homer at Fontainebleau
- The Fireplace of Hell: Virgil at Oiron
- Lucan and the Civil Wars in Burgundy
- 2. Dolet's Fata: Celebrating François I er in the Wake of the Battle of Pavia
- Monuments for the Second Ascension
- Galleries of Kingly Resemblances
- Foreign Perspectives
- Epic Victory at Marignano
- Epic Erasure of Defeat
- 3. Ronsard's Franciade: From National Genealogy to Tragic Love Story
- The Birth of the Franciade
- Calliope at the Louvre
- Francus in Paris
- Beautiful Objects
- Francus' Pictorial Afterlife
- 4. D'Aubigné's Tragiques: A Wasteland of Graffiti
- Tensions: Incultus or trop beau?
- A Coat of Paint for the Palais de Justice
- The Devil's Designs on the Louvre
- The Vatican versus the Canvas of Heaven
- Epic Perspectives and the Art of Delegation
- Closing Remarks: From Epic Cassoni to Epic Coffrets
- Bibliography
- Index
