Rewriting Medieval French Literature: Studies in Honour of Jane H. M. Taylor

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Rewriting Medieval French Literature

Studies in Honour of Jane H. M. Taylor

Edited by: Leah Tether and Keith Busby

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110639032

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About this book

Jane H. M. Taylor is one of the world's foremost scholars of rewriting or réécriture. Her focus has been on literature in medieval and Renaissance France, but rewriting, including continuation, translation, and adaptation, lies at the heart of literary traditions in all vernaculars. This book explores both the interdisciplinarity of rewriting and Taylor's remarkable contribution to its study.

The rewriting and reinterpretation of narratives across chronological, social and/or linguistic boundaries represents not only a crucial feature of text transmission, but also a locus of cultural exchange. Taylor has shown that the adaptation of material to conform to the expectations, values, or literary tastes of a different audience can reveal important information regarding the acculturation and reception of medieval texts. In recent years, numerous scholars across disciplines have thus turned to this field of enquiry.

This collection of studies dedicated to the rewriting of medieval French literature from the twelfth to the twenty-first centuries by Taylor’s friends, colleagues, and former students offers not only a fitting tribute to Taylor’s career, but also a timely consolidation of the very latest research in the field, which will be vital for all scholars of medieval rewriting.

With contributions from Jessica Taylor, Keith Busby, Leah Tether, Logan E. Whalen, Mireille Séguy, Christine Ferlampin-Acher, Ad Putter, Anne Salamon, Patrick Moran, Nathalie Koble, Bart Besamusca, Frank Brandsma, Richard Trachsler, Carol J. Chase, Maria Colombo Timelli, Laura Chuhan Campbell, Joan Tasker-Grimbert, Jean-Claude Mühlethaler, Michelle Szkilnik, Thomas Hinton, Elizabeth Archibald.

Author / Editor information

Leah Tether, University of Bristol, UK; Keith Busby, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Illustrations Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Foreword: Jane H. M. Taylor Jessica Taylor Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Introduction: Rewriting Medieval French Literature Keith Busby and Leah Tether Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
The Legacy of the Guillaume d’Orange Cycle: Rewriting the Charroi de Nîmes, the Couronnement de Louis, and the Prise d’Orange Logan E. Whalen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Back to the Future: The Conte du Graal and the First Continuation in the light of the Elucidation and the Bliocadran Mireille Séguy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	31
Artus de Bretagne, An “Extensional” Romance: Comparing Ysaïe le Triste, Perceforest, and Artus de Bretagne Christine Ferlampin-Acher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
The Popularity of the Arthurian Romances of Chrétien de Troyes and the Continuations in Medieval England and Scotland Ad Putter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
The Chapel on the Borderland: Perlesvaus retold by Fouke Fitz Warin Anne Salamon and Patrick Moran Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Jofroi de Waterford Rewrites Troy and Rome Keith Busby Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	125
Gifts Given and Received: The Roman de la Dame à la Licorne et du Beau Chevalier, a multimedia present Nathalie Koble Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
What Makes a Narrative Cycle Work? The example of the Burgsteinfurt manuscript Bart Besamusca and Frank Brandsma Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	157
From Verse to Prose, a Matter of Size? Length and lacunae in French mises en prose Richard Trachsler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	181
Retouching the Hero’s Portrait in the Burgundian Prose Erec: The significance of the insignificant Carol J. Chase Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
All Around the “Table”, or How to Read Galien Rethoré (Antoine Vérard, 1500) Maria Colombo Timelli Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Printers’ Prefaces and Rewriting in Arthurian Romance Laura Chuhan Campbell and Leah Tether Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Passionate Friendship in Pierre Sala’s Chevalier au lion (Yvain, Lunete, and the Lion) Joan Tasker Grimbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
From Rewriting to Recycling: Medieval material in Pierre Sala and Jeanne Flore Jean-Claude Mühlethaler Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	281
Guinglain in Arcadia Michelle Szkilnik Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	299
Rewriting Renart: Medieval obscenity for modern children Thomas Hinton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Afterword Elizabeth Archibald Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	339
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	341

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars of Medieval literature, European romance, Old French, Early-modern print culture, and Medieval rewriting
Pages
- Front matter: 13
- Main content: 370
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 5
- Coloured Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 1
Keywords: Rewriting; medieval; literature; renaissance

eBook

Published: July 5, 2021
ISBN: 9783110639032

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Published: July 5, 2021
ISBN: 9783110638370