Early in this work, the central characters suffer through torrential downpours shortly after leaving some baths in the Pyrenees, then make their way to Serrance, where they learn that they will be stuck a week and a half while a bridge is replaced.
Early in this work, the central characters suffer through torrential downpours shortly after leaving some baths in the Pyrenees, then make their way to Serrance, where they learn that they will be stuck a week and a half while a bridge is replaced. The debauchery and wickedness of the Cordeliers are frequently described by the elderly lady Oisille, who begins each morning by reading Scripture to the other characters. Betty Davis examined the relationships of its characters, including the married couple Hircan and Parlamente, in a monograph on "The Storytellers" in this work. For 10 points, name this work that was left unfinished part way through the eighth day of story-telling, a collection inspired by the Decameron and written by Marguerite of Navarre.
Early in this work, the central characters suffer through torrential downpours shortly after leaving some baths in the Pyrenees, then make their way to Serrance, where they learn that they will be stuck a week and a half while a bridge is replaced.
The Heptameron [or L'Heptameron des Nouvelles de très haute et très illustre Princesse Marguerite D'Angoulême, Reine de Navarre]