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The Smile of Truth: The French Satirical Eulogy and Its Antecedents - Princeton Legacy Library Annette H. Tomarken
The Smile of Truth: The French Satirical Eulogy and Its Antecedents - Princeton Legacy Library
Annette H. Tomarken
To teach the truth smilingly was, during the Renaissance, a frequently expressed goal among prose writers and poets such as Erasmus, Berni, Ronsard, Rabelais, and du Bellay, who adopted an ironic posture within their mock encomia in order to refer the reader beyond the realm of the literary structure. In this book Annette Tomarken reconstructs the
370 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | April 19, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691636832 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 370 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 22 mm · 680 g |
| Language | English |