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The world upside-down in 16th century French literature and visual culture, by Vincent Robert-Nicoud

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Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

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

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by Vincent Robert-Nicoud

Faux titre : etudes de langue et litterature francaises,, volume 426, 0167-9392Brill E-Books

"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