This wide-ranging study explores the ideological framework of genre
in Old French and Occitan literature by charting the relationship
between ideology and gender in five key genres: the chansons de
geste, courtly romance, the Occitan canso, hagiography, and the
fabliaux. Simon Gaunt offers new readings of canonical Old French
and medieval Occitan texts such as the Chanson de Roland, Chretien
de Troyes's Chevalier de la charrette, and lyrics by Bernart de
Ventadorn, and in addition he considers many less well-known works
and less familiar genres such as hagiography and the fabliaux.
Drawing on contemporary feminist theory, he examines how
masculinity, as well as femininity, is constructed in medieval
French and Occitan texts, and shows that gender is a crucial
element in the formation of the ideologies that underpin medieval
literary genres.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Cambridge Studies in French |
Release date: |
November 2005 |
First published: |
1995 |
Authors: |
Simon Gaunt
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Dimensions: |
217 x 141 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
384 |
Edition: |
Revised |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-02260-6 |
Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Literature: history & criticism >
General
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LSN: |
0-521-02260-6 |
Barcode: |
9780521022606 |
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