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of Religion Introduction The Wars of Religion Henri IV Counter-Reformation Literature Poetry After the Pléiade Poetry and religion Epic The personal meditation Prose Chronicles Political writing Pamphlet literature Prose narrative Moral reflection Montaigne Conclusion 3 THE CLASSICAL AGE Writers and Their Public Rewards and favour The status of authors The socialization of literature Taste Preciosity The Précieuses The evolution of taste viii CONTENTS The Elaboration of the Classical Ideal