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The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre / A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Edition
Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre Marguerite
- Stories
- Book language: English
- 752 pages
The Heptameron is a collection of tales by Marguerite, Queen of Navarre, written in the tradition of Boccaccio's Decameron. Through a frame narrative, a group of men and women tell stories about love, fidelity, trickery, and human nature. It is worth listening to for its lively Renaissance storytelling and insight into sixteenth-century French courtly society.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
