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CLEMENT MAROT: THE UNION OF POETRY AND MUSIC by Jeanne Dorothee Mills-Pont A Dissertation Submitted to the Faculty of the DEPARTMENT OF ROMANCE LANGUAGES In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY WITH A MAJOR IN FRENCH In the Graduate College THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA 19 7 2 THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA GRADUATE COLLEGE I hereby recommend that this dissertation prepared under my direction by Jeanne Dorothee Mills-Pont entitled Clement Marot; The Union of Poetry and Music be accepted as fulfilling the dissertation requirement of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy P rA, CjL— <T/ 1 ^ / 1 Dissertation Director Date L,,.- //fcjesr 4/1* I*. iVssertation Co-direc)tor Date After inspection of the final copy of the dissertation, the following members of the Final Examination Committee concur in its approval and recommend its acceptance:* H (t-c\ il - f/>/>^ This approval and acceptance is contingent on the candidate's adequate performance and defense of this dissertation at the final oral examination. 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In all other instances, how­ ever, permission must be obtained from the author. SIGNED^X2^d^-G^/V9 Jt'llk " "t&Uf A la memoire de mon pere CHARLES ERNEST PONT Mort n'y mord (Devise de Marot) iii PREFACE Over a century ago Henry Morley deplored the fact that the truth was not being told about Clement Marot. His chief concern was the discrepancy between Marot1s life as Marot told it in his poetry and his editor's interpretation of it. If Henry Morley were alive today he would be most pleased to see that justice is being done. Marot has a new editor, C. A. Mayer, who not only is preparing a critical edition of our poet's complete works, with studies of poetic forms, notes, variants and bibliography, but who also has devoted many articles and books to the supplanting of the idle imaginations of which Morley spoke. Many other scholars in recent years have added their energies to ferreting out truth and affording to Marot the honors he deserves. There remain, however, areas where justice needs to be done. My concern is to clarify Marot's role, which has been overshadowed by the claims of another, in the much discussed union of poetry and music. This study is the culmination of six years of as­ sociation with the Departments of Romance Languages and of Music. I am indebted to Dr. Renato Rosaldo and members of the professorial staff in French for having made it possi­ ble for me to come to the University of Arizona by awarding me a National Defense Education Act Fellowship to pursue iv V course work in French language and literature and in musi- cology. I am also indebted to the Graduate College, in particular Dean Curtis Merritt, for the granting of a Pre- Doctoral Fellowship to assist me in research. During the preparation of this dissertation, from inception to final draught, it has been my singular good fortune to have had the help of a great number of kind and generous people. The University Library has made available to me a wealth of material. I should like to thank Mr. Cecil Wellborn and members of his staff in the Loan Division, Mr. John McKay of Inter-Library Loan, Miss Patricia Turner and members of her staff in the Humanities Division, and Miss Elsie Phillips and her staff in the Music Library. They have all responded graciously to my many needs. Professor Daniel Heartz (University of California at Berkeley) and Monsieur Franqois Lesure (Bibliotheque nationale) helped with musicological questions. Dr. Heartz kindly sent offprints of two of his articles dealing with aspects of sixteenth century music which are of particular interest to me, as well as a copy of a modern transcription of Janequin's setting of one of Marot's epigrams. Monsieur Piquard, Head Curator at the Bibliotheque Mazarine, promptly sent a photocopy of the original setting published in 1536. Lore Bravmann Prag assisted with trans­ lations from the German. Catherine Reuben shared her vi findings, which have not yet been published, on Marot's paraphrases of the Psalms, Professors Loyal A. Gryting and Charles I. Rosenberg kindly read a very rough draught and made helpful suggestions. Many friends have encouraged me and helped in countless ways. To all I am deeply grateful. A special acknowledgement is made to Professor C. A. Mayer of the University of Liverpool whose interest and encouragement have been an inspiration, and whose help on matters of detail concerning Marot's poetry has been indispensable; and to Monsieur Pierre Pidoux, organist at the Temple de Montreux, who willingly discussed with me certain aspects of my work and who made available to me his volumes on the French Psalter, along with his annotations, corrections and clarifications. My greatest debt is due to Dr» Prank M. Chambers, professor of French, and to Dr. James R. Anthony, professor of musicology. It was while studying the poetry and music of the sixteenth century in seminars directed by them that I first became keenly interested in Clement Marot and the chanson repertory of his time. Interest led to inquiry; inquiry led to research and discovery. For whatever merit the fruit of this research may have I am profoundly grate­ ful to them both for variously directing and stimulating me in the course of its preparation. They have given un­ selfishly of their wisdom and energy; they have indulged me with kindness and forbearance. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix ABSTRACT XX 1. INTRODUCTION 1 2. THE PRINCE OF POETS 16 Ronsard in the Shadow of Marot 16 Ronsard and the Union of Poetry and Music . 36 Ronsard1 s Verse Set to Music . 57 3. CLEMENT MAROT: A BIOGRAPHY 78 4. MAROT ON POETRY, MUSIC AND THEIR UNION 124 5. MAROT'S SECULAR VERSE SET TO MUSIC 150 Epitaph 152 Epistle 153 Etrenne 154 Elegy 155 Epigram 158 Sonnet 173 Ballade 178 Rondeau 183 Chanson 139 6. MAROT«S PSALM TRANSLATIONS 214 7.