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Contents 1 Introduction 8 Chapter One The Discours au Roy: Conflicted Beginnings 18 Chapter Two Two Poetic Paradigms 35 Chapter Three Nourishing Literature: "De gustibus ... est disputandum" 50 Chapter Four Reason, Nobility, and the Pursuit of Happiness 71 Chapter Five Looking for Lodging 102 Chapter Six Withdrawal 118 Conclusion 129 Notes 159 Works Consulted 167 Index ...

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