Representing the Life and Legacy of Renée de France: From Fille de France to Dowager Duchess

1. Introduction: Ren嶪 de France's Life and Legacy.- 2. Anne de Bretagne, Claude de France and the Roots of Ren嶪's Persona.- 3. The Primer of Ren嶪 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 Cl幦ent Marot to Ren嶪 de France in Relation to On-Going Diplomatic Negotiations (1535 to 1538).- 6. 'C'est mon stile qui change': Cl幦ent Marot's Lyrical Turn in Ren嶪 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: Ren嶪 de France and Simulated Celibacy.- 10. Under the Rubble: Ren嶪 de France and Fragments of Art from Her Italian Years.- 11. Ren嶪 de France as Dowager Duchess and Epistolary Diplomat.- 12. The Gardens of the Ch漮eau de Montargis as an Expression of Ren嶪 de France's Identity.- 13. Epilogue: Future Directions for Studying the Life and Legacy of Ren嶪 de France.