The Song in the Story : Lyric Insertions in French Narrative Fiction, 1200-1400 /

The Song in the Story is the first full-length examination of lyric insertions in medieval French literature. Boulton's discussion of the function of the literary device is firmly placed in the context of contemporary rhetorical theory and the literary trends of the thirteenth and fourteenth ce...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Boulton, Maureen Barry McCann
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Series:The Middle Ages Series
Subjects:
To 1500
French literature > To 1500 > History and criticism.
Songs, French > History and criticism.
Lyric poetry > History and criticism.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Fiction > Technique.
Intertextuality.
Littérature française > Jusqu'à 1500 > Histoire et critique.
Chansons françaises > Histoire et critique.
Poésie lyrique > Histoire et critique.
Narration.
Rhétorique médiévale.
Intertextualité.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
Fiction > Technique
French literature
Intertextuality
Lyric poetry
Rhetoric, Medieval
Songs, French
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Songs as Monologues: The Hero as Singer
  • 3. Songs as Description
  • 4. Songs as Plot
  • 5. The Song as Message
  • 6. The Song and the Dit: The Poet as Hero
  • 7. The Song as Refrain: Lyrics as Elements of Form
  • 8. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: List of Narrative Works Containing Lyric Insertions
  • Appendix 2: Music in the Manuscripts
  • Bibliograph
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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