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Author: Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592.
Subject: Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592.
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Keyword: medieval French literature
Subject Headings: French literature -- To 1500 -- History and criticism.
Potentially Useful Subject Headings:
Chrétien, de Troyes, active 12th century. Chevalier au lyon
France -- History -- Medieval period, 987-1515
France -- History -- 16th century.
French literature -- To 1500 -- History and criticism.
French literature -- 16th century -- History and criticism.
Labé, Louise, approximately 1526-1566
Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549. Heptaméron.
Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592 -- Criticism and interpretation.
Montaigne, Michel de, 1533-1592. Essais.
Roland (Legendary character) -- Romances.
Villon, François, 1431-1463 -- Criticism and interpretation.
This Library of Congress Classification Outline holds true for any library in the world using the LC system. For example,History will be classed in the Ds, Es, or Fs. Fine Arts will be classed in the Ns, and Laguage & Literature will be classed in the Ps.