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List of illustrations | p. vii |
Notes on contributors | p. ix |
Chronology | p. xii |
Introduction | p. 1 |
What is a Medieval French Text? | p. 19 |
The Chanson de Roland | p. 21 |
The Old French Vulgate cycle | p. 35 |
Le Roman de la rose | p. 48 |
The Testament of Francois Villon | p. 63 |
What is a Medieval French Author? | p. 77 |
Chretien de Troyes | p. 79 |
The Chatelain de Couci | p. 95 |
Guillaume de Machaut | p. 109 |
Christine de Pizan | p. 123 |
What is the Value of Genre for Medieval French Literature? | p. 137 |
Narrative genres | p. 139 |
Lyric poetry of the later Middle Ages | p. 153 |
Genre, parody, and spectacle | p. 167 |
Theatre and theatricality | p. 181 |
How Can We Read Medieval French Literature Historically? | p. 195 |
Feudalism and kingship | p. 197 |
Clerks and laity | p. 210 |
The marital and the sexual | p. 225 |
Others and alterity | p. 238 |
Reference works for Old and Middle French | p. 251 |
Bibliography of medieval French texts | p. 255 |
Suggested further reading | p. 260 |
Index | p. 269 |
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