The world upside down in 16th-century French literature and visual culture / by Vincent Robert-Nicoud.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2018]

©2018

xiv, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, 2016.

"In The World Upside-Down in 16th Century French Literature and Visual Culture Vincent Robert-Nicoud offers an interdisciplinary account of the topos of the world upside-down in early modern France. To call something 'topsy-turvy' in the sixteenth century is to label it as abnormal. The topos of the world upside-down evokes a world in which everything is inside-out and out of bounds: fish live in trees, children rule over their parents, and rivers flow back to their source. The world upside-down proves to be key in understanding how the social, political, and religious turmoil of sixteenth-century France was represented and conceptualised, and allows us to explore the dark side of the Renaissance by unpacking one of its most prevalent metaphors"-- Provided by publisher.

Online version: Robert-Nicoud, Vincent Corentin, 1987- author. World upside-down in 16th century French literature and visual culture Leiden ; Boston : Brill Rodopi, [2018]

English

January 24, 2019

Includes bibliographical references and index.