La danse macabre des femmes by Anonymous
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About this eBook
| Author | Anonymous |
|---|---|
| Title |
La danse macabre des femmes toute hystoriee et augmentee de plusieurs personnages et beaux dictz en latin et francoys |
| Note | Reading ease score: 53.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Credits |
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| Summary | "La danse macabre des femmes" by Anonymous is a historical text likely written in the late medieval to early Renaissance period. This book is a dramatic allegory that centers around the theme of mortality, presented through a dance of death involving women from various societal classes and conditions. The likely topic of the book revolves around the inevitable nature of death and serves as a moral reminder to its readers. The content of the book unfolds through a series of poetic dialogues where Death personified converses with various women—from queens to commoners—about their lives and their fates. Each character reflects on their joys, regrets, and earthly possessions, often dismissing the transient nature of life and the folly of human pride. As the dance progresses, each woman is called to acknowledge the certainty of her mortality, reminding readers that wealth, beauty, and status hold no power against death. This striking imagery emphasizes the universality of death, urging both acceptance and the importance of living a virtuous life in preparation for the afterlife. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Death -- Poetry |
| Subject | Women -- Poetry |
| Subject | Dialogues, French |
| Subject | French literature -- To 1500 |
| Subject | French poetry -- To 1500 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 24300 |
| Release Date | Jan 15, 2008 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 135 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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