Vilain and Courtois: Transgressive Parody in French Literature of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries |
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... courtois , vilains courtois and courtois vilains in these parodies , it is time we place these categories in their historical context . Al- though the function and values of parody are ... courtois is he who comes from Vilain and Courtois.
... courtois , vilains courtois and courtois vilains in these parodies , it is time we place these categories in their historical context . Al- though the function and values of parody are ... courtois is he who comes from Vilain and Courtois.
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... courtois is he who comes from the court , the vilain from the " villa , ” or farm . Gradually , where courtois means “ generous , " vilain means " stingy " ; where courtois means " hand- some , ” vilain signifies “ repulsive . ” In a ...
... courtois is he who comes from the court , the vilain from the " villa , ” or farm . Gradually , where courtois means “ generous , " vilain means " stingy " ; where courtois means " hand- some , ” vilain signifies “ repulsive . ” In a ...
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... courtois , the epic noble- man . The parodic humor points implicitly toward the figure con- spicuously absent from these stories , the courtois character as traditionally represented in twelfth- and thirteenth ... Vilain and Courtois.
... courtois , the epic noble- man . The parodic humor points implicitly toward the figure con- spicuously absent from these stories , the courtois character as traditionally represented in twelfth- and thirteenth ... Vilain and Courtois.
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