Reading Fabliaux
1st Edition
Published on 27. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
186 pages
978-1-138-86420-7 (ISBN)
Description
First published in 1993. This volume is th author's observations of his reading of Fabliaux in order to observe their materials, methods and to evaluate the effect of those methods. He looks at 150 texts in order to uncover the indivdual fabliau, rather than treat them as a whole genre.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
242 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-86420-7 (9781138864207)
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Person
Norris J Lacy (Pennsylvania State University USA).
Content
Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Questions of Genre; Chapter 3 The Conservatism of the Fabliaux; Chapter 4 Courtliness and the Fabliaux; Chapter 5 Women in the Fabliaux; Chapter 6 Language in the Fabliaux; Chapter 7 The Narrator's Voice; Chapter 8 The Humor of the Fabliaux; Chapter 9 Closure; Chapter 10 Conclusion;