Book description
In the early 1500s five men and five women find themselves trapped by
floods and compelled to take refuge in an abbey high in the Pyrenees.
When told they must wait days for a bridge to be repaired, they are
inspired - by recalling Boccaccio's Decameron - to pass the time in a
cultured manner by each telling a story every day. The stories, however,
soon degenerate into a verbal battle between the sexes, as the
characters weave tales of corrupt friars, adulterous noblemen and
deceitful wives. From the cynical Saffredent to the young idealist
Dagoucin or the moderate Parlamente - believed to express De Navarre's
own views - The Heptameron provides a fascinating insight into the minds
and passions of the nobility of sixteenth century France.
Paul A. Chilton is Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick. He
is the author of books and articles on French Renaissance literature
and on language, society and politics.
Paul A. Chilton is Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick. He
is the author of books and articles on French Renaissance literature
and on language, society and politics.
Paul A. Chilton is Senior Lecturer at the University of Warwick. He
is the author of books and articles on French Renaissance literature
and on language, society and politics.
