![]() ![]() Most of the tales are stories of romantic or, at the very least, about love or sex. What is most interesting about this thematic persecution of these monasteries is that Marguerite of Navarre was herself Roman Catholic who nevertheless came under pressure at various points for expressing opinions which showed a decided affinity for certain Protestant tenets. Both the general and the specific monkhoods here come in for some rather vicious treatments in some of the stories by a handful of the narrators. The Franciscans are, of course, one of the most famous order of monks and Cordeliers are a particular Franciscan order which was founded by St. ![]() Another unifying element is that the bulk of the stories are introduced as being “true” but with the names changed. Each story ends with a moral of some sort and usually this lesson becomes fodder for discourse and criticism. Each succeeding story is introduced at the end of the preceding story, usually as a sort of commentary upon a critique of that story. It is the telling of the story rather than the stories themselves that are greatest interest. ![]() ![]() A frame story collects five men and five women together in an abbey who then share stories with each other. The overarching theme which unifies all the tales told as part of the collection is related to the concept of storytelling. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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