The chansons de geste in the age of romance : political fictions /

This is a major reassessment of the relation between the medieval French chansons de geste and the romance genre. Drawing on ideas from anthropology and psychoanalysis, it argues that the chansons de geste are political fictions, exploring political problems such as oppression and violence.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kay, Sarah
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Oxford [England] : New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 1995.
Subjects:	French poetry > To 1500 > History and criticism. Political poetry, French > History and criticism. Epic poetry, French > History and criticism. Chansons de geste > History and criticism. Civilization, Medieval, in literature. Politics and literature > France. Romances > History and criticism. Poésie française > Jusqu'à 1500 > Histoire et critique. Poésie épique française > Histoire et critique. Chansons de geste > Histoire et critique. Roman courtois > Histoire et critique. Civilisation médiévale dans la littérature. Politique et littérature > France. Poésie politique française > Histoire et critique. Chansons de geste Civilization, Medieval, in literature Epic poetry, French French poetry Political poetry, French Politics and literature Romances France Chansons de geste. Politiek. To 1500 Epic poetry Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Table of Contents:

pt. I. Genre and Narrative. 1. The Problem of Women: Price or Gift? 2. Narratives of Conflict/Conflict of Narratives
pt. II. Social Organization and Meaning. 3. Patriarchy. 4. Hierarchy. 5. Companions and Brothers
pt. III. Political Critique. 6. Allies and Enemies. 7. The Poetics of the Gift and the Problems of Men
Appendix: Outlines of Less Well-Known Chansons de geste Featuring in this Study.