Rutebeuf was a thirteenth-century French troubadour. This work examines his portrayals of Louis IX, who he considered to be a fanatic. The prose of Rutebeuf, Edward Billings Ham argues, calls attention to the king's avarice and political ineptitude, and to the self-interest of his counselors and their preposterous incapacity for war.

This Book Is In Provencal. Yale Romanic Studies, V16. An Exception In Text Criticism.

This Book Is In Provencal. Yale Romanic Studies, V16. An Exception In Text Criticism.