An introduction to literary debate in late medieval France : from Le Roman de la Rose to La Belle Dame sans Mercy / Joan E. McRae.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McRae, Joan E., author.

Series:

New Perspectives on Medieval Literature: Authors and Traditions Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Debates and debating in literature.

Sex role in literature.

Women in literature.

Guillaume, de Lorris, active 1230. Roman de la rose.

Guillaume, de Lorris.

Chartier, Alain, active 15th century.

Chartier, Alain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2024]

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Influence of Debate Culture on Literature

2. Le Roman de la Rose, a Cauldron of Controversy

3. The Debate of the Rose

4. Early-Fifteenth-Century France: A Historical and Cultural Climate of Chaos

5. La Belle Dame sans Mercy and the Never-ending Quarrel

6. The Two Debates: Exemplum, Morality, Motive, and Method

Appendix A: The Debate of Le Roman de la Rose

Appendix B: The Quarrel of La Belle Dame sans Mercy

Notes

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: McRae, Joan E. An Introduction to Literary Debate in Late Medieval France

ISBN:

9780813070704

OCLC:

1399569822