The Heptameron - A Review

It can be hard to believe that it was produced by the same woman who wrote the works of pious spirituality we have discussed so far. The most obvious point of continuity is the use of tropes from courtly love literature. In the heptameron, heroic characters are typically those who remain devoted in the face of long separation from their love objects. At least one of the tales probably fictionalizes an assault endured by marguerite herself when she was in her twenties.