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A review of the article “Regole, ordini, modelli… Quale liberta nell' «art de bien bastir»? Ancora su Philibert de Orme,” by Alba Ceccarelli Pellegrino, which appeared in “Atti del Convegno Internazionale” (2008) is presented.

The episode of the Chastel de Pesme Aventure, in Chrétien de Troyes’s Le Chevalier au lion, is well known for the presence of a passage that is the subject of a debate among critics: three hundred women, underpaid and malnourished, are condemned to weave silk. Chrétien was the first to introduce the motif of forced weaving into the romance genre, but it has been accepted by a small number of epigonic romans: up to now, it has only been recognized in the Continuation Gauvain, the Merveilles de Rigomer and the Jaufre. However, while introducing changes, these three romances continue to insist on the coercive nature of the practice of weaving. The present essay aims to highlight the existence of two other romances which are linked to the episode of Pesme Aventure or which present a reference to silk weaving, that is to say Floriant et Florete and Reinbert. However these two, unlike the first three that judge the weaving work negatively, cast a positive light on it. For this reason, the study also aims to try to provide an explanation regarding the change in attitude towards weaving. We will see that it probably depends on the importance of textile production in the territories from which the two texts come. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Taking its starting point from Piero Cazzola’s article Coïncidences et influences de l’œuvre de Xavier de Maistre sur celle de A.S. Pouchkine, V.A. Joukovsy et L.N. Tolstoi (“Revue des Études Maistriennes”, 1977), this paper aims at deepening the lines of analysis regarding the possible juxtapositions between the work of Savoyard writer Xavier de Maistre and that of Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin. In particular, de Maistre’s “Russian novellas” The Prisoners of the Caucasus and The Young Siberian will be examined in parallel with Pushkin’s almost homonymous poem The Prisoner of the Caucasus, the short novel The Captain’s Daughter, the poem The Bronze Horseman and some lyrics. After an introductory framework providing biographical and contextual references on two seemingly very different authors in terms of age, origin and education, the convergences and differences detectable between their works will be investigated through the texts, unveiling a similar aesthetic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the article "Dante en France au xvi e siècle" by Michèle Clément, that was published in a 2023 issue of the periodical "Réforme, Humanisme, Renaissance."

The article reviews the article "Reciter l'homme": les "Essais", un tournant anthropologique," by Philippe de Lajarte, that was published in a 2022 issue of the periodical "Réforme, Humanisme, Renaissance."

Even more than in his Mémoires, Bussy-Rabutin gives the summary of his life and loves by collecting in his castle portraits and devises during the exile. The essay focuses on this figurative autobiography, paying attention to contemporary symbolic theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews issue 9 of the journal "Marcel Proust Aujourd'hui," edited by Sjef Houppermans, Nell De Hullu-Van Doeselaar, Manet van Montfrans, Annelies Schulte Nordholt, and Sabine van Esemael.

A review is presented of the article " L'inépuisable fonds de l'universelle analogie: Baudelaire et la comparaison," by Federica Locatelli, in the journal "L'analisi linguistica e letteraria," volume XX, 1/2012 (2013).

The article discusses the 1861 account "Expédition des Deux Siciles" by French author Maxime Du Camp of the 1860 military campaign called the Expedition of the Thousand. The latter was a military campaign by Italian politician and general Giuseppe Garibaldi, part of Italian national unification o the Risorgimento. The author contends that Du Camp offers a nuances portrayal of Garibaldi, whom the author contends is largely mythologized.

The article presents literary criticism on the work "Essai sur la formation du dogme catholique" by 19th century Italian noblewoman and supporter of the Italian Unification, Cristina di Belgiojoso. Topics discussed include background on Belgiojoso, including her activism, patriotism, and writing; the political philosophy of Belgioso, and her religious philosophy in the work.

The article discusses the work of 18th century French physician and philosopher Julien Offray de La Mettrie and 18th century Netherlands born English philosopher, political economist, and satirist, Bernard de Mandeville, with a focus on the connection between morality and politics, and the role of virtue. Topics discussed include concepts of political philosophy and relativity in ethics, the work "Enquiry into the Origin of Moral Virtue," by Mandeville, and the concepts of epicureanism and the connection between virtue and happiness.

The article discusses theories, practices, and methodologies of translation, with reference to translators from 15th century classics translator Leonardo Bruni to 20th century European born American translator George Steiner. Topics discussed include French theorists of the 16th and 17th century, Etienne Dolet and Pierre-Daniel Huet, as well as 20th century translator Glyn P. Norton; theories of translation of classical texts, and analysis of examples of word and phrase usage in these translations.

The article discusses the work and influence of 18th century Genevan French philosopher, writer, and theorist, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, with a focus on the concept of the rights of man and the development of the vocabulary and language of the rights of man. Topics discussed include the relationship between the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the work of Rousseau, the concept of natural law and the study of elements of nature as they impact humanity, and the concepts of morality and nature in modern civil society.

The article discusses the theme of emotion and emotional normativity in the works of 18th century French writer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, with a focus on the emotional term "attendrissement," related to the emotion of tenderness, and its usage in Rousseau's works. Topics discussed include the relationship between this term and dual concepts of sadness and tender feelings, the contradictory nature of the term, as used by Rosseau, and the social and interpersonal contexts in which the term appears in Rousseau's work.

A literary criticism of the book "Voyage en Italie," by Théophile Gautier, is presented. It explores Gautier's idealized idea of Italy, as well as the relationship between traveling and liberty. Particular focus is given to the Italian cultural diversity described by Gautier. A description of the route followed by Gautier in search of art is also given.

The journal presents an introduction in which the editor discusses several articles appearing in the present issue on topics related to the "livres des mères" (mothers' books), narratives of childhood and youth.

The article discusses the relationship between sports and literature, since there are various literary works, including classic texts such as Homer's "Iliad" where sports practices are part of the plot. The author focuses on the texts of Barthes, Delbée and Toussaint to analyze collective myths and literary identity.

The article presents a biography of Nicolas Bouvier (1929-1998), Swiss traveller and writer as well as an iconographer and photographer.

The article discusses the French author Apollinaire's praise to Giorgio Baffo, a Venetian writer of erotic texts, considered second-rate and vulgar, focused on licentious, often pornographic themes, though it is underpinned by a coherent libertine philosophy.

The article reviews the 2015 issue of the periodical "Expressions maghrébines."

The article discusses the writing of the libretto for the opera "Andrea Chénier" by Italian author Luigi Illica for composer Umberto Giordano. The author argues that the changes made from the novel "André Chénier" by French author François-Joseph Méry to the libretto did not in fact originate with Illica, as commonly contended, but draw on both poems and a serialized version of the same novel by Méry himself. The author argues that Illica knew Méry's other works and that those other works can account for the changes from the novel.

The article reviews a special edition of the periodical "Europe" on the topic of 19th century French writer Arthur Rimbaud published in October 2009.

The article reviews the romance literature "Le Courrier balzacien."

A review is presented of the article "Mallarmé, Technology, and the Poet Engineer," by Ellen Wayland-Smith, in the journal "French Forum," volume 38, Numbers 1-2, Winter/Spring 2013.

A review is presented of the article "Spectator in fabula: la pantomima e il panorama in Adieu di Honoré de Balzac," by Anna Fierro, in the book "Norme per lo spettacolo. Norme per lo spettatore. Teoria e prassi del teatro intorno all' Arte Nuevo," edited by Giulia Poggi and Maria Grazia Profeti.

A review is presented of the article "The Collector in Nineteenth-Century French Literature. Representation, Identity, Knowledge," by Emma Bielecki, which appears in issue 32 of the journal "French Studies."

A review of the supplement “Je & Moi,” edited by Philippe Forest, which appeared in the periodical "La Nouvelle Revue Française," no. 598, in October 2011, is presented.

A review of the article “Potraits de Jean de La Fontaine,” which appeared in the periodical “Le Fablier” no. 21, 2010 is presented.

A review is presented of the article "Mallarmé, Huysmans, and the Poetics of Hothouse Blooms," by Suzanne Braswell, in the journal "French Forum," volume 38, numbers 1-2, of Winter/Spring 2013.

A review is presented of the article "L'allégorie dans le roman et le conte Fin de siècle," by Marco Modenesi, which appears in the 112 anniversary, volume 2 of the journal "Revue d'Histoire littéraire de la France."

A review is presented of the article "Paysages symbolistes, allégories de l'âme," by Liana Nissim, which appears in the 112 anniversary, volume 2 of the journal "Revue d'Histoire littéraire de la France."

A review is presented of the article "La mort au crible de l'humour dans "Les morts bizarres" de Jean Richepin," by Jean-François Fournier, which appears in volume 36 of the journal "French Forum."

A review of the article “Memories in/of 'Thérèse Raquin': Émile Zola and Marcel Carné,” by Kate Griffiths, which appeared in the periodical "French Studies," no. 2, in April 2011, is presented.