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The World Upside Down: Images and Metaphors of Inversion in Sixteenth-Century French Literature and Visual Culture
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- Explores the ways in which the world was turned upside down in 16th-century French literature and visual culture.
- Examines the carnivalesque, the grotesque, and the monstrous in works by Rabelais, Montaigne, and others.
- Considers the impact of the Reformation and the Wars of Religion on French culture.
- Analyzes the role of women and the body in representations of the world upside down.
- Draws on a wide range of sources, including literature, art, and material culture.
- Offers a new perspective on the cultural history of early modern France.
- Written in a clear and engaging style, accessible to both scholars and general readers.
- Extensively illustrated with over 100 images.
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