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9780521861755

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521861755

  • ISBN10:

    0521861756

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-04-21
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Medieval French literature encompasses 450 years of literary output in Old and Middle French, mostly produced in Northern France and England. These texts, including courtly lyrics, prose and verse romances, dits amoureux and plays, proved hugely influential for other European literary traditions in the medieval period and beyond. This Companion offers a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to literature composed in medieval French from its beginnings in the ninth century until the Renaissance. The essays are grounded in detailed analysis of canonical texts and authors such as the Chanson de Roland, the Roman de la Rose, Villon's Testament, Chr_tien de Troyes, Machaut, Christine de Pisan and the Tristan romances. Featuring a chronology and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal companion for students and scholars in other fields wishing to discover the riches of the French medieval tradition.

Table of Contents

Chronology
Introduction
What is a Medieval French Text?
The Chanson de Roland Jane Gilbert
The Old French Vulgate Cycle Peggy McCracken
Le Roman de la rose Noah D. Guynn
The Testament of Franàois Villon Adrian Armstrong
What is a Medieval French Author?
Chrétien de Troyes Matilda Bruckner
The ChÃótelain de Couci Simon Gaunt
Guillaume de Machaut Deborah McGrady
Christine de Pizan Marilynn Desmond
What is the Value of Genre for Medieval French Literature?
Narrative genres Keith Busby
Lyric poetry of the later Middle Ages Jane H. M. Taylor
Genre, parody and spectacle Sarah Kay
Theatre and theatricality Helen Solterer
How Can We Read Medieval French Literature Historically?
Feudalism and kingship James R. Simpson
Clerks and laity Emma Campbell
The marital and the sexual William Burgwinkle
Others and alterity Sylvia Huot
Appendix
Reference works for Old and Middle French
Bibliography of medieval French texts
Suggested further reading
Index
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