Retelling the tale : an introduction to medieval French literature
by Simon Gaunt
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The function of literature and words changes dramatically over the centuries, particularly when dealing with medieval literature. The most common misconception among students and dated textbooks is that medieval French literature is merely a 'recording' of an oral tradition. In this book Simon Gaunt draws a picture of medieval literature, showing that medieval writers were in fact very aware that they were retelling tales in a new medium.Tags
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Simon Gaunt is Professor of French Language and Literature at King's College London.
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- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism
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- 840.9001 — Literature & rhetoric French Literature French literature and literatures of related Romance languages History, description Early period to 1400
- LCC
- PQ151 .G382 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Medieval. Old French
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