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A mixed collection of poems and occasional prose that blends classical forms with colonial reportage: dedicatory odes to patrons and exaltations of the sovereign alternate with vivid lyrical descriptions of coastal shores, forests, wildlife, and the perils of seafaring. The work pairs Pindaric and pastoral conventions with firsthand accounts of settlement life, poetic farewells to departing crews, and reflections on mission and conversion, presenting encounters with local inhabitants through a European lens. Recurring themes are praise of patronage, the beauty and hazards of the transatlantic landscape, and the use of mythic allusion to frame contemporary colonial enterprise.

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Title: Les Muses de la Nouvelle France

Author: Marc Lescarbot

Release date: April 30, 2007 [eBook #21257]
Most recently updated: October 18, 2021

Language: French

Credits: Rénald Lévesque

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LES MUSES
DE LA NOUVELLE
FRANCE

A MONSEIGNEUR
LE CHANCELIER

Avia Pieridum peregro loca nullius antè
Trita solo
. . . . .

A PARIS

Chez JEAN MILLOT, devant S. Barthelemy,
aux trois Coronnes: Et en sa boutique
sur les degrez de la grand’ salle du Palais.


M. DC. XII.

Avec Privilege du Roy.