Kathleen Wellman is Dedman Family Distinguished Professor and chair of the Clements Department of History at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX.
“Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France is an important
book. . . . The topic is timely, important, and will draw a wide
audience of scholars and non-specialists with an interest in
Renaissance France.”—Deborah Losse, Arizona State University
*Deborah Losse*
"Wellman achieves that rare mix of the scholarly and accessible
while making a compelling case for queens and mistresses as crucial
facets of the political and artistic development of Renaissance
France."—Katherine Crawford, Vanderbilt University
*Katherine Crawford*
"Queens and Mistresses of Renaissance France is a scholarly
but accessible account of the most powerful women ever to sway the
French monarchy. Thanks to Wellman’s vivid portraits, we see French
royal women certainly 'had' a Renaissance."—Kathryn Norberg,
University of California, Los Angeles
*Kate Norberg*
“An exceedingly complex dynastic period is made comprehensible and
compelling.”—Library Journal
*Library Journal*
“Wellman renders comprehensible the gender relations and emotional
expectations of the nobility in early modern France in ways most
narrative textbooks cannot.” —Choice
*Choice*
“…Wellman has succeeded in demonstrating how crucial these women
were in shaping court culture, the visual arts, and politics, thus
being able to argue that women did have a Renaissance.”—Isabel dos
Duimaraes Sá, Universidade do Minho
*Isabel dos Guimaraes Sa*
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