287 The Heptameron | Marguerite de Navarre

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

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🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 57 minutes

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In her lifetime, Marguerite de Navarre (1492-1549) was known as a benevolent and capable leader, a protectress of free thinkers, and one of the most intelligent women in France. She was also the producer of great literature, as her collection of 72 stories known as The Heptameron picks up where Boccaccio's Decameron leaves off. In this episode, we look at the life of Marguerite de Navarre and hear one of the stories, affording us insight into what it means to be a leader during a time of moral and religious upheaval. Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. New!!! Looking for an easy to way to buy Jacke a coffee? Now you can at paypal.me/jackewilson. Your generosity is much appreciated! The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature Podcast is a member of the Podglamorate Network and LIT Hub Radio.
0:07.0	Hello.
0:11.0	What do we want from our leaders? We give them our loyalty, our fealty, our service, we make them
0:17.6	wealthy, usually, and powerful. What do we want in return? That they protect us from external enemies?
0:25.0	That they treat us all fairly, that they treat us with kindness,
0:30.0	that they represent our values.
0:32.0	These all seem like reasonable requests,
0:35.2	although the specifics of what those mean might differ here and there.
0:39.6	How do we judge whether a ruler has been a good one. I can tell you that I have a kind of
0:46.4	strange relationship with history when it comes to hearing about different
0:49.9	leaders in the past. On the one hand, I tend to hate them all.
0:54.0	That's my first instinct.
0:56.0	What gave that guy the right?
0:58.0	Who put that joker in charge?
1:00.0	Who died and made her queen?
1:02.0	I tend not to like authority figures instinctively.
1:07.0	Why is this?
1:08.0	What does it say about me? I'm not sure. I don't know.
1:11.0	I'd like to think it says I'm independent minded or that I have just the right amount of ego to think for myself
1:18.8	to stand up to fascism more authoritarian rule. I'd like to think I'm a good citizen, but maybe it's like George
1:27.0	Carlin's joke about driving. When you're on the road, everyone going slower than you is an old man who needs to speed up and
1:34.6	everyone driving faster than you is a total maniac. Maybe my fellow citizens would
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