The Narcissus Myth in Early Renaissance French Literature: Fragment, Allegory, Emblem

This article examines the evolution of medieval interpretations of the myth of Narcissus (Ovid, The Metamorphoses, Book III) in French literature of the first half of the 16th century. Jeanne Flore in the “Comptes amoureux” develops the courtesan interpretation of the myth, in which Narcissus, who r...

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Published in:	Studia Litterarum
Main Author:	Irina K. Staf
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Russian Academy of Sciences, A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature 2024-03-01
Subjects:	metamorphoses narcissus france renaissance courtoise tradition moral allegory fragmentation emblem
Online Access:	https://studlit.ru/images/2024-9-1/04_Staf.pdf