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This chapter examines the generic and narrative treatment of a fifteenth-century consolation with emphasis on the depiction of aristocratic feminine protagonists and addressees.
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Léglu, C.E. (2008). Maternal Consolatio in Antoine de la Sale’s Le Réconfort de Madame de Fresne. In: Léglu, C.E., Milner, S.J. (eds) The Erotics of Consolation. The New Middle Ages. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-09741-5_10
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