Letters from the Queen of Navarre with an Ample Declaration

Kathleen M. Llewellyn is Professor of French at St. Louis University. Her area of research is the literature of cultural practices and perspectives in early modern France. Emily E. Thompson is Professor of French at Webster University in St. Louis. She writes on the evolution of the nouvelle and of editing practices in sixteenth-century France.Colette H. Winn is Professor of French at Washington University in St. Louis. She specializes in editing early modern writings by women.

• Acknowledgments xiIntroduction 1A Note on the Translation 37Letters from the Queen of Navarre with an Ample Declaration 39Chronology 95Genealogical Tables 99Maps 103Bibliography 105Index 111

Jeanne d’Albret’s Ample Declaration, presented here in an elegant translation accompanied by an informative study, greatly enhances our understanding of the Queen of Navarre’s cultural and political role during the turbulent era of the French Wars of Religion. With concision and clarity, the editors explain the confusing times in which Jeanne lived, and explore the finer details of genre, imagery, and voice in the text itself, allowing scholars and students alike to make a closer acquaintance with this uniquely important historical figure.Leah ChangAssociate Professor of French, The George Washington University