Reading Fabliaux

by Norris J. Lacy

Overview

First published in 1993. This volume is th author's observations of his reading of Fabliaux in order to observe their materials, methods and to evaluate the effect of those methods. He looks at 150 texts in order to uncover the indivdual fabliau, rather than treat them as a whole genre.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781135812478
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/11/2013
Series:	Garland Library of Medieval Literature
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	677 KB

About the Author

Norris J Lacy (Pennsylvania State University USA).

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Questions of Genre; Chapter 3 The Conservatism of the Fabliaux; Chapter 4 Courtliness and the Fabliaux; Chapter 5 Women in the Fabliaux; Chapter 6 Language in the Fabliaux; Chapter 7 The Narrator’s Voice; Chapter 8 The Humor of the Fabliaux; Chapter 9 Closure; Chapter 10 Conclusion;

Editorial Reviews

Detailed readings of 10, and lighter discussions of many others, of the 150 medieval French bawdy poems that scholars generally find it necessary to discuss as a whole, thereby missing important individual characteristics. Considers such elements as the conservatism, courtliness, women, language, the narrator's voice, and humor. Some excerpts include translations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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