While the blazon
may owe its origin to the medieval heraldic tradition both visual and poetic, the
blason anatomique(anatomical blazon) owes its fame and popularity during the mid-sixteenth century to Clément Marot. During his exile at the court of Renée de France in Ferrara, Marot published a short poem, “
Le Blason du tetin” (The Blazon of the Breast, later called “Le Beau tetin” [The Beautiful Breast]), which would launch the vogue for this literary genre in 1535. The success of the poem was such that Marot challenged other poets to a contest: each one was to select another part of the female body to write about and submit the poems to Renée who would select the winner. Among the poets who participated was Maurice Scève who sent two blazons to Marot,
Le Sourcil("The…
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Citation: Benkov, Edith. "Blasons anatomiques du corps féminin". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 September 2018 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=38870, accessed 22 November 2024.]
