Format:
1 online resource (258 pages)
ISBN:
9780813073163
,
9780813070704
Series Statement:
New perspectives on medieval literature
Content:
This volume immerses readers in a debate tradition that flourished in France during the late Middle Ages, focusing on two works that were both popular and controversial in their time and the discussions they sparked surrounding questions of women's agency, love, marriage, and honor.
Content:
Intro -- Cover -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Influence of Debate Culture on Literature -- 2. Le Roman de la Rose, a Cauldron of Controversy -- Summary of Le Roman de la Rose -- Controversial Influence of Le Roman de la Rose -- 3. The Debate of the Rose -- Timeline of the Debate -- 4. Early-Fifteenth-Century France: A Historical and Cultural Climate of Chaos -- 5. La Belle Dame sans Mercy and the Never-ending Quarrel -- Competition That Defies Conclusion -- 6. The Two Debates: Exemplum, Morality, Motive, and Method -- Appendix A: The Debate of Le Roman de la Rose -- Biographies of the Debaters of Le Roman de la Rose -- Manuscript Witnesses of the Debate of Le Roman de la Rose -- Editions of the Debate of Le Roman de la Rose -- Summaries of the Letters and Texts of the Debate of the Rose -- Appendix B: The Quarrel of La Belle Dame sans Mercy -- Biographies of Known Participants of the Quarrel -- Manuscripts of the Quarrel of La Belle Dame sans Mercy -- Editions of the Quarrel of La Belle Dame sans Mercy -- Summaries of Poems in the Wider Quarrel of La Belle Dame sans Mercy -- Manuscripts Known to Collect the Works of Both Christine and Alain -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions.
Note:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780813069944
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe McRae, Joan E. An introduction to literary debate in late medieval France Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2024 ISBN 9780813069944
Language:
English
