"Of course Sacred Scripture is the basic authority in everything; yet I sometimes run across ancient sayings or pagan writings—even the poets'—so purely and reverently expressed, and so inspired, that I can't help believing their authors' hearts were moved by some divine power."—from "The Godly Feast," by Erasmus Check out the Internet Activities and Self-Tests for this unit using the navigation bar at the left.

THE RENAISSANCE
Comparing Literary Works
Petrarch	from Canzoniere
	Laura	Poem	675
	The White Doe	Poem	676
	Spring	Poem	677
Pierre de Ronsard	To Hélène	Poem	678
	Roses	Poem	680
Giovanni Boccaccio	from the Decameron: Federigo's Falcon	Short Story	688
Miguel de Cervantes	from Don Quixote
	Chapter 1	Fiction	700
	from Chapter 7	Fiction	708
	from Chapter 8	Fiction	711
THE AGE OF RATIONALISM
Jean de La Fontaine	The Fox and the Crow	Fable	720
	The Oak and the Reed	Fable	723
Voltaire	from Candide
	Chapter I	Fiction	732
	Chapter II	Fiction	734