by Gonzague Saint Bris · Editions Télémaque · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782753300781
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«François Ier et la Renaissance» is the historical essay by Gonzague Saint Bris, published by Editions Télémaque in paperback (401 pages, in French).
Biographical essay presenting Francis I of France beyond the myth of the knight king: patron of the arts, poet and visionary politician. It reviews key episodes of his reign, from the Italian campaigns to the defeat at Pavia, the Field of the Cloth of Gold interview and his captivity in Madrid, and his role in Renaissance France.
First volume of a triptych devoted to the monarchs who forged France; includes bibliographic references (pp. 393-399).
A work for readers interested in the history of France, the European Renaissance and biographies of monarchs.
Gonzague Saint Bris was an award-winning French novelist, biographer, and journalist. He won the 2002 Prix Interallié for Les Vieillards de Brighton. He was the founder of La Forêt des livres, an annual book festival, and the Cabourg Film Festival. He was also a juror for the prix Contrepoint, a French literary award. With his family, he was a co-proprietor of Clos Lucé.
