** "The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 4 (of 5)" by Queen Marguerite is a compilation of 16th-century narratives exploring love, morality, and the tangled web of human connections. Continuing from previous volumes, it presents a diverse cast of characters from different social classes navigating the highs and lows of relationships, seasoned with both comedic and tragic elements. The book commences with an introduction of the storytellers, individuals deeply interested in love and virtue, setting the stage for the tales to come. A gripping story kicks things off with a disturbing account of a depraved friar and his disastrous actions. Subsequent stories examine themes like loyalty in marriage, the risks of spiritual love, and the virtues of patience and wisdom when love is put to the test. Through character interactions and engaging dialogues, social standards, the essence of depravity, and moral teachings are highlighted for the reader to enjoy. **
The Tales of the Heptameron, Vol. 4 (of 5)
By Queen Marguerite
** Witness love, morality, and tragedy unfold through interconnected stories, revealing the darkness and light within human relationships.
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About the AuthorMarguerite de Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France, as Francis I, and the two siblings were responsible for the celebrated intellectual and cultural court and salons of their day in France. Marguerite is the ancestress of the Bourbon kings of France, being the mother of Jeanne d'Albret, whose son, Henry of Navarre, succeeded as Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon king. As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman".
Marguerite de Navarre, also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen of Navarre by her second marriage to King Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France, as Francis I, and the two siblings were responsible for the celebrated intellectual and cultural court and salons of their day in France. Marguerite is the ancestress of the Bourbon kings of France, being the mother of Jeanne d'Albret, whose son, Henry of Navarre, succeeded as Henry IV of France, the first Bourbon king. As an author and a patron of humanists and reformers, she was an outstanding figure of the French Renaissance. Samuel Putnam called her "The First Modern Woman".
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