Regrets and pasquinades: The Julius III cycle in Du Bellay's collection

This article compares Les Regrets by Du Bellay with the pasquinades, a Roman satirical genre. It examines the sonnets about Pope Julius III, pope when the poet lived in Rome, in the satirical part of the collection. It analyzes his image (especially moral) in the pasquinades then in Les Regrets, revealing common tonalities and methods. This convergence with a genre reputed to be "vulgar," which the poet openly acknowledged, demonstrates his aesthetic of simplicity.