Introduction: Women, Entertainment, and Precursors of the French Salon , 1532–1615

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. List of Illustrations 7
4. Acknowledgments 9
5. Introduction: Women, Entertainment, and Precursors of the French Salon , 1532–1615 13
6. 1. At Play in Italy and France 59
7. 2. Marie-Catherine de Pierrevive and the Dames des Roches 77
8. 3. Antoinette de Loynes and Madeleine de l’Aubespine 111
9. 4. Claude-Catherine de Clermont 143
10. 5. Marguerite de Valois and Proto- Précieuse Taste 187
11. 6. L’Histoire de La Chiaramonte 217
12. Conclusion : Sixteenth-Century Société Mondaine and the Persistence of Entertainment Practices 245
13. Appendix: Estienne Pasquier and His Social Network 253
14. Bibliography 259
15. Index 281