Poetry and Fable: Studies in Mythological Narrative in Sixteenth-Century France

Introduction 1. The Allegorical Tradition 2. The Three Goddesses: Jean Lemaire de Belges 3. Allegorical Interpretation in a Time of Change: from the Bible to Olympus 4. The Three Goddesses: Francois Habert Transition: Lection and Election 5. A Preparation for Reading 6. Jean-Antoine de Baif 7. Pierre de Ronsard Epilogue: the Three Goddesses again Notes Bibliography of works consulted Index.