Les Derniers Valois

The Last Valois
Kings of France

 
King Henri III

Literature Known in 16th Century France (Online texts)


The Ancient World & the Classics
  • Abelard and Heloise
  • Abelard's first letter to Heloise (in Latin)
  • Heloise's first letter to Abelard
  • Nearly Contemporary Historical Accounts: de Thou, Aubigne etc
  • Brantôme:  a biography and extracts from the Receuil des Dames, and Dames galantes
  • Andreas Capellanus: De Amore in Latin (look under A not C)
  • Book of the Courtier by Castiglione (in English)
  • Erasmus - Education of a Christian Prince (in English), in Latin, various (in Latin), various (various languages
  • French Poetry: French site (French texts), Oxford compilation (French, various including Baif, Bartas, Aubigne, Desportes, Labe
  • Illuminated manuscripts from the French Natl Library
  • Machiavelli's The Prince in English
  • Mallory – Le Morte d’Arthur
  • Marie de France: overview of her work, Middle French texts
  • Marot's Annotated Poem Blason du Bon Tetin
  • Montaigne's Essais (in French)
  • Norse Mythology    More Norse Mythology
  • Rabelais:  Le Quart Livre, Pantagruel, Glossary, Le Tiers Livre
  • Quotations

  • Giga quotes, including Latin text)
  • Bartlett’s (English text)
  • French Quotations, various authors in French - can only search on first word of quotation, not on author name
  • Spanish Literature & History

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