Madeleine de l'Aubespine

Pollie Bromilow (University of Liverpool)

Ed. by Tim Unwin, University of Bristol
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.02: French Writing and Culture in the Renaissance, 1400-1600.
Vol. editors: Robert J. Hudson (Brigham Young University), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), Phillip John Usher (New York University), David Williams (University of Sheffield)

Dates

Born May 1546
Died 1596
Activity 1570-1596

Places

Born in France
Active in France

Activities

Primary

Poet
Translator

Resources

Aubespine's Works

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Madeleine de l’Aubespine (1546-1596) was a poet, essayist and translator active in the most prestigious literary circles of her day. Unlike many Renaissance women writers whose lives are known to us only through their works, Aubespine’s life is well documented because her father, husband and brother were all important figures in the French court. A collection of essays attributed to her in 2001 by Colette Winn was printed in her lifetime under the name Madame de Rivery. The

Cabinet des saines affections

is a series of reflections on moral topics which was until 2001 attributed to another female author, Marie Le Gendre. Winn now attributes the first eighteen essays in the collection to Aubespine, whilst considering that the twelve extra essays included in the volume might still have…

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Citation: Bromilow, Pollie. "Madeleine de l'Aubespine". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 15 September 2008 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=12228, accessed 31 October 2024.]