Introduction ; 1. Homer, Virgil, and Lucan: Classical Epic and Renaissance Art ; 2. Dolet's Fata: Celebrating Francois Ier in the Wake of the Battle of Pavia ; 3. Ronsard's Franciade: From National Genealogy to Tragic Love Story ; 4. D'Aubigne's Tragiques: A Wasteland of Graffiti ; Closing Remarks: From Epic Cassoni to Epic Coffrets
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Epic Arts in Renaissance France examines the relationship between art and literature in sixteenth-century France, and considers how the epic genre became 'public' via realisations in various other art forms.