Sources and Analogues of the Nouvelles Recreations et Joyeux Devis of Bonaventure des Periers, II

1971 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Archer Taylor ◽  
James Woodrow Hassell
Keyword(s):  
Bonaventure Des Periers

Proverbs in the Writings of Bonaventure des Periers

1964 ◽  
Vol 77 (303) ◽  
pp. 53
Author(s):  
J. Woodrow Hassell
Keyword(s):  
Bonaventure Des Periers

The Meaning of Bonaventure Des Périers' Cymbalum Mundi

PMLA ◽  
1951 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 795-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Spitzer
Keyword(s):  
Bonaventure Des Periers

The meaning of the four dialogues entitled Cymbalum mundi (published in 1537) is still enigmatic and it is to be feared that the aura of mystery which hovers over this witty, graceful work of incipient French humanism has repelled many readers whereas the Joyeux devis et nouvelles récréactions of the same author have, from La Fontaine to the present day, found a sympathetically appreciative public. It is our conviction that when some of the clouds which weigh heavily on the Cymbalum have been dispersed, this work, so full of genuine esprit gaulois and of a levity borrowed from Greece, will emerge in its true light.

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