ANALYTICAL AND CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE.
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1483—1553.
a . d. Page
Lord Bacon’s Opinion of Rabelais - - - 23
Style of his Romance in Writings - - - - 23
1483. Presumed Date of Birth of Rabelais - - - 23
His Education in a Monastery - . - - 24
Rabelais assumes the Franciscan Habit, and preaches - >24
His Condemnation to Bread and Water - - - 25
On his Release he turns to the Rule of Benedict • - 25
Rabelais quit6 the Monks , and studies Medicine - >26
His Edition of Hippocrates - - - 26
His Visit to Cardinal du Bellay - - - - 27
His scarlet Gown - - - * >27
Established as Physician at Lyons > - - 28
Rabelais’ Journey to Rome - - - 28
His Correspondence - - - - 28.30
Interview with Pope Paul III . - - - - 29
His Journey to Lyons and Paris - • >29
Rabelais, Abbot of St Maur-des-Fo6ses, and Cure de Meudon 30His celebrated Work, or Romance - - >31
Controversy resulting therefrom - - - - 31
Rome , attack on, by Rabelais - - - >31
Francis L protects him from the Sorbonne - - 31, 32
Opinions of French Authors on Francis Rabelais - - 34
His Imitators enumerated - . - - 36
His various Works - - - - - 37
His Acquirements in Languages and Science - .38
Exemplary Conduct as a Minister of Religion - - - 39
1553. A£tat 70. His Decease - - - . - S9
Epitaphs for Rabelais - - . ~ > 39
CORNEILLE.
1606—1684.
State of French Poetry and Literature - ' -40
1606. Birth of Corneille - - - - . 40
1590—1600. Consequences of the Civil W^r in France . - 41
Rise of the French Drama - - - -' 42
1629. jEtat. 23. Corneille writes “ M61ite, M a Comedy - . 42
1634. JEtat. 28. His early Tragedies, &c. - - - . 42
Cardinal de Richelieu employs Corneille, Rotrou, Colletet , Bois-
robert, and L’Etoile on his own Dramatic Works - . 43
Theatre of the Cardinal - - -43
1635. Corneille retires to Rouen - - - - 43
His Amatory Poems . - - - 43
.Etat 29. His “ Medea ” acted - » _ . 44
Corneille’s Genius excited by the Study of Guillen de Castro - 45