Representing the Life and Legacy of Renée de France

1. Introduction: Renée de France’s Life and Legacy.- 2. Anne de Bretagne, Claude de France and the Roots of Renée’s Persona.- 3. The Primer of Renée de France.-  4. Back to the Basics: Re-reading the ‘Ferrarese Imbroglio’ of 1536.- 5. The Duchess and the Poet: Re-Reading Variants of Two Poems Written in Exile by Clément Marot to Renée de France in Relation to On-Going Diplomatic Negotiations (1535 to 1538).- 6. ‘C’est mon stile qui change’: Clément Marot’s Lyrical Turn in Renée de France’s pays italique.- 7. Between Literature and Religion: Renata di Francia’s Literary Network.- 8. Renata di Francia at the Theater: Some Hypotheses.- 9. A Challenging Wife: Renée de France and Simulated Celibacy.- 10. Under the Rubble: Renée de France and Fragments of Art from Her Italian Years.- 11. Renée de France as Dowager Duchess and Epistolary Diplomat.- 12. The Gardens of the Château de Montargis as an Expression of Renée de France’s Identity.- 13. Epilogue: Future Directions for Studying the Life and Legacy of Renée de France.