CRITICISM

Cooper, Richard. “Poetry In Ruins: The Literary Context of Du Bellay's Cycles on Rome” Renaissance Studies: Journal of the Society of Renaissance Studies 3, no. 2 (1989): 156-166.

Examines the works written by Du Bellay in Rome, and compares them to the literature of Classical Rome.

Macadoo, Jane. “Du Bellay's Hymne de la Surdité: Or, the Puzzle of the Third Ossicle.” Renaissance Studies: Journal for the Society of Renaissance Studies 8, no.2 (1994): 198-204.

Explores satirical elements of Du Bellay's Hymne de la Surdité.

Persels, Jeffery C. “Charting Poetic Identity in Exile: Entering Du Bellay's Regrets.” Romance Notes 23, no. 2 (spring, 1988): 195-202.

Addresses the prefatory poems of Les Regrets.

Additional coverage of Du Bellay's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Guide to French Literature, Beginnings to 1789; and Reference Guide to World Literature.