The article is based on a paper delivered at a literary colloquium held May, 2006, in Cerisy-la-Salle, France. It was one of the series of colloquia that have become known as the "Colloques de Cerisy."

First edition in: Renaissance and Reformation / Renaissance et Réforme, XXV, 4 (1989)(see:http://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/renref/article/viewFile/12064/8939 ). Selected for inclusion in the book "Louise Labé 2005" ...