M.A. Screech

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Montaigne (1533-1592), the personification of philosophical calm, had to struggle to become the wise Renaissance humanist we know. His balanced temperament, sanguine and melancholic, promised genius but threatened madness. When he started his Essays, Montaigne was upset by an attack of melancholy He became temperamental and unbalanced. Writing about himself restored the balance but broke an age-ol

1979 Copyright & Published by Cornell Univ. Press - by M. A. Screech - 494 pages.

Clement Marot (1496-1544), a poet of distinction, is a unique witness to the effect of the Bible on French-speaking courts. He was admired by Francis I, protected by Margaret of Navarre, and by Renee, the French Duchess of Ferrara. His translations of the psalms came to dominate Huguenot worship, inspiring many imitators, not least in English. His commitment to Lutheran theology shines through his

This lecture gives examples, both serious and amusing, of how a study of the various editions of Rabelais published during and after his lifetime can clear up errors, throw new light on Rabelais' meaning and help us to look critically at the myth of a "popular" Rabelais. The work should be of interest to students of the French Renaissance, bibliographers and librarians. M.A. Screech is also author

“Christian laughter is a you could easily get snarled up within it.” So says Michael A. Screech in his note to readers preceding this collection of fifty-three elegant and pithy essays. As Screech reveals, the question of whether laughter is acceptable to the god of the Old and New Testaments is a dangerous one.But we are fortunate in our drawing on his immense knowledge of the classic

The Rabelaisian Marriage Aspects of Rabelais's Religion, Ethics & Comic Philosophy

"Christian laughter is a you could easily get snarled up within it." So says Michael A. Screech in his note to readers preceding this collection of fifty-three elegant and pithy essays. As Screech reveals, the question of whether laughter is acceptable to the god of the Old and New Testaments is a dangerous one. But we are fortunate in our gu