Marguerite de Navarre
This site, hosted by the University of Virginia Library Special Collections Department, is neatly organized and offers a look into the life and works of this author. Links to title page images and brief notes on her work are a part of what makes this page interesting.
Marguerite de Navarre meeting musicians
An image of the original illustration of Marguerite de Navarre meeting musicians and a peasant, from the beginning of "La Coche ou le Debat de l'Amour." This site is hosted by the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford.
Marguerite de Navarre
A brief note by Dr. Michael Delahoyde (Washington State University), which illustrates Marguerite de Navarre's historical relevance.
Marguerite de Navarre. Other Women's Voices
"Now I observed the majesty of Kings." A biographical note, this site also offers online links to Navarre-related pages, and a list of excerpts of online translations.
An essay on Marguerite de Navarre
Sheri Woolfe Valentine's (University of Kansas) essay "Personal Ties: Book I of Marguerite de Navarre's Les Prisons" is a study of the allegorical devices at work in Les Prisons. A useful bibliography is also available.
An Essay on Marguerite de Navarre
Kenneth Lloyd Jones (Trinity College) looks into the notion of "evangelical humanism" in his essay "Voicy Nouvelle Joye.... Evangelical Humanism in the Poetry of Marguerite de Navarre."
An Essay on Marguerite de Navarre
Dora E. Polachek (Cornell University) studies Navarre's attempt to create a "true to life fiction" through her reading of the Prologue to Heptaméron.
Marguerite de Navarre Site
This site is an homage to "the first modern woman" and offers a very useful chronology placing her life events into political, religious and social contexts, as well as brief notes discussing her work, the special relationships in her life, and different perspectives on the author.
Marguerite de Navarre at Wikipedia
A concise biographical note that places the author in historical context, this site also offers a short bibliography of secondary sources.
An Essay on Marguerite de Navarre
In her essay "Guilty Sisters: Marguerite de Navarre, Elizabeth of England, and the Miroir de l'Ame Pecheresse" Susan Snyder studies the sense of "guilt" experienced by a brilliant early author like Navarre (and Queen Elisabeth) writing in a man's world.
