The Wisdom of Animals: Creatureliness in Early Modern French Spirituality

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THE WISDOM OF ANIMALS THE WISDOM OF ANIMALS University of Notre Dame Press • Notre Dame, Indiana Catharine r andall Creatureliness in Early Modern French Spirituality Copyright © 2014 by University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, Indiana 46556 www.undpress.nd.edu All Rights Reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Randall, Catharine, 1957– The wisdom of animals : creatureliness in early modern French spirituality / Catharine Randall. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-268-04035-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 0-268-04035-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-268-09180-4 (e-book) 1. Animals—Religious aspects—Christianity. 2. Animals (Philosophy) 3. Montaigne, Michel de, 1533–1592—Criticism and interpretation. 4. Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544–1590—Criticism and interpretation. 5. Bougeant, G.-H. (Guillaume-Hyacinthe), 1690–1743— Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. BT746.R36 2014 840.9'362—dc23 2013044486 ∞ The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources. For Henry the horse . . . Beautiful boy, delight of my eyes, and great teacher ...