Description |
1 online resource (vi, 273 pages) |
Contents |
pt. I. Genre and Narrative. 1. The Problem of Women: Price or Gift? 2. Narratives of Conflict/Conflict of Narratives -- pt. II. Social Organization and Meaning. 3. Patriarchy. 4. Hierarchy. 5. Companions and Brothers -- pt. III. Political Critique. 6. Allies and Enemies. 7. The Poetics of the Gift and the Problems of Men -- Appendix: Outlines of Less Well-Known Chansons de geste Featuring in this Study |
Summary |
This is a major reassessment of the relation between the medieval French chansons de geste and the romance genre. Drawing on ideas from anthropology and psychoanalysis, it argues that the chansons de geste are political fictions, exploring political problems such as oppression and violence |
Analysis |
French poetry |
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Epic poetry |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-267) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
Subject |
French poetry -- To 1500 -- History and criticism
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Political poetry, French -- History and criticism
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Epic poetry, French -- History and criticism
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Chansons de geste -- History and criticism
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature.
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Politics and literature -- France
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Romances -- History and criticism
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Chansons de geste
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Civilization, Medieval, in literature
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Epic poetry, French
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French poetry
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Political poetry, French
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Politics and literature
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Romances
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Chansons de geste.
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Politiek.
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France
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Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780191672903 |
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0191672904 |
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