The book, “Éloge du singulier Lire la littérature de la Renaissance avec Ullrich Langer”, is a snapshot of early modern French studies today and a homage to Ullrich Langer. He has brought to light the singularity infusing early modern literature and culture: its literary forms, its thought, its ethical and political gestures, and its underlying notion of the human. During his career, Ullrich Langer mentored generations of students many of whom went on to start very successful academic and non-academic careers.