The judgment of Palaemon [electronic resource] : the contest between neo-Latin and vernacular poetry in Renaissance France / by Philip Ford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ford, Philip, 1949-

Series:

Medieval and Renaissance Authors and Texts 9.

Medieval and Renaissance authors and texts, 0925-7683 ; v. 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French poetry--16th century--History and criticism.

French poetry.

Latin poetry, Medieval and modern--France--History and criticism.

Latin poetry, Medieval and modern.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (286 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Virgil's third Eclogue , Palaemon concludes the poetry competition between Menalcas and Damoetas by saying that he cannot choose between them, a judgment that is emblematic of the contest between Neo-Latin and vernacular poetry in Renaissance France. Both forms of poetry draw on similar roots, both are equally accomplished, and the contest between them is largely amicable. The Judgment of Palaemon illustrates the almost symbiotic relationship between Renaissance Latin and French poetry, while exploring poets' motivation for choosing one language over another, the different challenges each form of writing involved, and the extent of the collaboration between different language communities. It focuses on some of the major writers of the period, as well as less well known ones, and on genres specific to humanist poetry. It shows that composing in Latin was often considered more natural, at a time when many Frenchmen's mother tongue was a non-standard French dialect or distinct language.

Contents:

Joachim du Bellay: language and culture

The Neo-Catullan

Martial, Marot, and 'le petit mot pour rire'

Epitaphs and tombeaux

The Latin Ronsard

The Morel salon: a microcosm of the Res publica litterarum.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-299-15485-9

90-04-24540-5

OCLC:

828140167

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004245402 DOI