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Orality and Performance in Early French Romance (Hardcover)
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Orality and Performance in Early French Romance (Hardcover)
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Discussion of the importance of oral and performance traditions in
the history of early Frence romance. This book proposes a
fundamental revision of the history of early French romance,
arguing that oral and performed traditions were far more important
in the development of romance than scholars have recognised. It
begins by dealingwith issues of orality and literacy, and argues
that the form in which romances were composed was not the invention
of clerics but was, rather, an oral form. It shows how early
versions of the Tristan story, by Beroul, Thomas andMarie de
France, express the complex interplay between oral and written
traditions, then goes on to focus in greater depth on Benoit de
Sainte-Maure, Chretien and the anonymous author of the Roman de
Thebes. The second part of the book looks at performance, showing
that romances such as those of Chretien invited voiced
presentation; moreover, they were frequently recitd from memory,
sung, and acted out in "dramatic" fashion. Romances can, and
should, still be performed today. EVELYN BIRGE VITZ is Professor of
French and Comparative Literature at New York University.
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