Format:
1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 327 Seiten)
ISBN:
9781512807110
Series Statement:
The Middle Ages Series
Content:
The Song in the Story is the first full-length examination of lyric insertions in medieval French literature. Boulton's discussion of the function of the literary device is firmly placed in the context of contemporary rhetorical theory and the literary trends of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries.
Note:
Frontmatter -- -- Contents -- -- Preface -- -- 1. Introduction -- -- 2. Songs as Monologues: The Hero as Singer -- -- 3. Songs as Description -- -- 4. Songs as Plot -- -- 5. The Song as Message -- -- 6. The Song and the Dit: The Poet as Hero -- -- 7. The Song as Refrain: Lyrics as Elements of Form -- -- 8. Conclusion -- -- Appendix 1: List of Narrative Works Containing Lyric Insertions -- -- Appendix 2: Music in the Manuscripts -- -- Bibliograph -- -- Index -- -- Backmatter
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780812231991
Additional Edition:
Available in another form ISBN 978-0-8122-3199-1
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9781512807110
URL:
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