A collection of anecdotes and reflections from Renaissance France on women, love, and courtly manners. Pierre de Bourdeille Brantôme records portraits of ladies and tales of courtship, virtue, and passion from his time. It is worth listening to for its vivid picture of courtly life and human character.
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Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies VOLUME I
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Lives Of Fair and Gallant Ladies By The Seigneur De Brantôme TRANSLATED FROM THE ORIGINAL VOLUME I The Alexandrian Society, Inc. London and New York 1922
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FOREWORD
TƒƗǪ very fine and accurate translation of The Lives of Fair and Gallant
Ladies was made by Mr. A. R. Allinson and because of its merit must be considered one of the great English translations, equalling in every quality those of the 16th and 17th centuries. The text of Brantôme’s great work is given practically complete in these volumes and the only modifications are based upon good taste and not on any fearful prudery. A few of Brantôme’s examples that illustrate his points belong more in a treatise on abnormal pathology than in a book of literary or historical interest and value, so nothing of any value is lost by omitting them. The rare charm, shrewd wisdom, amusing anecdote, literary merit and historical and social information will be appreciated by intelligent readers.
The cover design used on this book was made by C. O. Czeschka.
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