Chapter 1
The Italian spark in French soil
Chapter 2
Castles of the Loire Valley
Chapter 3
The School of Fontainebleau
Chapter 4
Literature, science, and the French mind
YOUR GOAL
Master of How France stole the Renaissance spotlight
Ch 4 · Literature, science, and the French mind
andy The French Renaissance Mind
Send a copy of every book straight to the hall, (straight to the hall!) / Gotta save the science and the stories of us all, (yeah, of us all!)
andy At the 1537 Siege of Turin, Paré replaced boiling elderberry oil with a soothing mixture of egg yolk,
Fun Fact
Surgical royal shield: Ambroise Paré was so beloved that the Catholic King Charles IX protected the Protestant surgeon from the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre by hiding him in a royal closet.
Glossary
humanism (noun)
An outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine matters. In 1580, Michel de Montaigne applied this philosophy to his pioneering, skeptical writings on the human condition.
An outlook or system of thought attaching prime importance to human rather than divine matters. In 1580, Michel de Montaigne applied this philosophy to his pioneering, skeptical writings on the human condition.
Quiz
Which French king did surgeon Ambroise Paré serve as chief royal surgeon during his long career?
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How did army surgeon Ambroise Paré revolutionize wound treatment during the 1537 Siege of Turin?
Quiz
What was the name of the group of seven French poets who sought to make the French language as prestigious as Latin?
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Under what pseudonym did François Rabelais publish his first satirical giant story, 'Pantagruel', in 1532?
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What was Michel de Montaigne's famous philosophical motto, reflecting his skeptical worldview?
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Which French writer and philosopher invented the 'essay' as a brand-new literary genre in 1580?
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Who wrote the 1549 manifesto 'Defense and Illustration of the French Language' for the Pléiade poets?