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The world upside-down in 16th century French literature and visual culture

Robert-Nicoud, Vincent Corentin, 1987- author

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\"In The World Upside-Down in 16th Century French Literature and Visual Culture Vincent Robert-Nicoud offers an interdisciplinary account of the topos of the world upside-down in early modern France. To call something 'topsy-turvy' in the sixteenth century is to label it as abnormal. The topos of the world upside-down evokes a world in which everything is inside-out and out of bounds: fish live in trees, children rule over their parents, and rivers flow back to their source. The world upside-down proves to be key in understanding how the social, political, and religious turmoil of sixteenth-century France was represented and conceptualised, and allows us to explore the dark side of the Renaissance by unpacking one of its most prevalent metaphors\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Brill Rodopi
• Subject: French literature 16th century History and criticism. / Symbolic inversion in literature. / Symbolic inversion in art. / Literature and society France History 16th century. / Satire, French. / Art France History. / Renaissance France. / France History 16th century. / France Intellectual life 16th century.
• ISBN: 9789004381834

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
PQ239.R628 2018	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE