{"product_id":"9780874138351","title":"Idle Pursuits: Literature and Oisivete in the French Renaissance","description":"Krause (French studies, Brown U.) explores the idle pursuits of the nobility in Renaissance France. Drawing upon the insights of social theory, she examines the concept of idleness found in literary masterpieces such as \u003ci\u003eLe Roman de la Rose\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLes Essais\u003c\/i\u003e as well as less familiar texts including conduct books and personal letters. Throughout the study, Krause shows how idleness was an important source of symbolic social capital. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR  ","brand":"University of Delaware Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47033298288880,"sku":"9780874138351","price":48.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780874138351","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}