Vilain and Courtois: Transgressive Parody in French Literature of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries |
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... figures , whether in literary , economic , reli- gious or political texts , he is a figure of specific medieval tensions . During the preceding centuries , the social and political status and condition of the peasant ( whether slave ...
... figures , whether in literary , economic , reli- gious or political texts , he is a figure of specific medieval tensions . During the preceding centuries , the social and political status and condition of the peasant ( whether slave ...
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... figure prominently , even in titles : Du Vilein Mire , Du Vilain de Bailleul , Le Vilain Asnier , Le Pet au Vilain , Le Vilain qui n'ert pas de son Estre Sire.37 Further , when we learn that the vilain Soumilloit has married an ...
... figure prominently , even in titles : Du Vilein Mire , Du Vilain de Bailleul , Le Vilain Asnier , Le Pet au Vilain , Le Vilain qui n'ert pas de son Estre Sire.37 Further , when we learn that the vilain Soumilloit has married an ...
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... figure of power and authority bilks him of his pig . In the Lorraine version recorded by Em- manuel Cosquin , the authority figure is a monk . The poor boy re- fuses to be cheated , and works both to right a wrong and to obtain ...
... figure of power and authority bilks him of his pig . In the Lorraine version recorded by Em- manuel Cosquin , the authority figure is a monk . The poor boy re- fuses to be cheated , and works both to right a wrong and to obtain ...
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