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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 73-84 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Forum for Modern Language Studies |
| Volume | 54 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Dec 2017 |
Abstract
In his 1616 Tragiques, a long poem on the French Wars of Religion published in the wake of the Edict of Nantes, Agrippa d'Aubigné articulates his position as a witness through a poetics of justice, which he identifies by its capacity to move readers (rather than simply teach them). The aim of Aubigné's testimony is esmouvoir, to move in the service of justice. Whether this be from the perspective of the historical eyewitness, the martyrologist or the divinely inspired prophet, the poet continually strives to conjugate emotion and justice in the context of post-civil-war France. Staging a struggle to identify 'just' emotions across genres, ethical positions and historical moments within a single work, the Tragiques register the multiple and contradictory forces that constrained Protestant memory of the wars of Religion.
Keywords
- Agrippa d'Aubigné, Edict of Nantes, French wars of Religion, Les Tragiques, Martyrs, Poetics of justice
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Arts and Humanities(all)
- Literature and Literary Theory
- Social Sciences(all)
- Linguistics and Language
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In: Forum for Modern Language Studies, Vol. 54, No. 1, 14.12.2017, p. 73-84.
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