Theodore Evergates, Marie of France, Countess of Champagne, 1145–1198. The Middle Ages Series. Philadelphia, PA: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2019, ix, 180 pp., 2 maps, 5 fig.

Mediaevistik ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 440-441
Author(s):  
Albrecht Classen
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Historical Perspective ◽  
Chretien De Troyes ◽  
University Of Pennsylvania ◽  
Chrétien De Troyes ◽  
The Arts ◽  
The Middle Ages

We are all quite familiar with Marie of France, Countess of Champagne who was, as far as we can tell, the patron of Chrétien de Troyes, Gautier d’Arras, and probably also of Andreas Capellanus. From the historical perspective, we cannot tell too much about her, except that she appears to have ruled relatively independently and was a great supporter of the arts. Theodore Evergates now provides a kind of biography of this significant person, as far as this is possible on the basis of relatively scant documentation.

scholarly journals How Venus Got Her Furs

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Amos Driver
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Literary Tradition ◽  
Chretien De Troyes ◽  
Chrétien De Troyes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Courtly Romance ◽  
Medieval Europe ◽  
The World ◽  
Over Time ◽  
The Middle Ages

This, particular study explores how the Middle Ages gave birth to sadomasochistic erotica; how a burgeoning literary tradition influenced patterns of sexuality and media across medieval Europe. The bulk of the following analysis is centered around Chrétien de Troyes’ Knight of the Cart, and it is aimed at the following questions: Can the origins of sadomasochistic erotica be traced to the courtly romance of Chrétien de Troyes? What were the social ramifications of courtly romance literature? To what extent does Chrétien’s writing depict sadomasochistic relations? How did it affect patterns of sexual behavior in medieval Europe? How did it impact women’s agency? How did the world of sadomasochistic erotica change after the Middle Ages? And likewise, how did its effect on society evolve over time?

scholarly journals Do Verso à Prosa: o potencial Histórico dos Romances de Cavalaria (Séculos XII-XIV) * From Verse to Prose: the Historical potential of Chivalry Romances (Eleventh-Fourteenth Centuries)

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 414
Author(s):  
CAROLINA GUAL DA SILVA ◽  
CLÁUDIA REGINA BOVO ◽  
FLÁVIA AMARAL
Keyword(s):  
Middle Ages ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Chretien De Troyes ◽  
Historical Documents ◽  
Chrétien De Troyes ◽  
Literature History ◽  
The Middle Ages

<p><strong>Resumo: </strong>Nesse artigo pretendemos problematizar o uso dos romances de cavalaria como documento histórico para investigação da Idade Média. Preocupados em refletir sobre o surgimento desse gênero textual, sua função e seu potencial de investigação histórica, nos dedicamos a analisar um conjunto de obras – os <em>Romans </em>de Chrétien de Troyes, o <em>Tristão</em> de Béroul e o <em>Romance da Melusina</em> de Jean D’Arras. Nosso objetivo é verificar como elas veiculam determinadas representações sociais, cuja finalidade era formalizar uma ação pedagógica em meio às cortes francesas, onde foram proclamados.   </p><p><strong>Palavras-chave:</strong> Literatura – História – Idade Média.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This article’s intention is to problematize the use of chivalry romances as historical documents for the investigation of the Middle Ages. Concerned with understanding the appearance of this textual genre, its function and historical investigative potential, we have analyzed a group of works – Chrétien de troyes’s <em>Romans</em>, Béroul’s <em>Tristan</em>, and Jean d’Arras’s <em>Melusine Romance</em>. Our goal is to verify how these works portray certain social representations, whose finality was to formalize a pedagogic action in the French courts where they were recited.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Literature – History – Middle Ages.</p><p class="ListaColorida-nfase11"> </p>

Canyons, Colours and Birds: An Interview with Oliver Messiaen

Tempo ◽  
1979 ◽  
pp. 2-8
Author(s):  
Harriet Watts
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Chretien De Troyes ◽  
Sole Purpose ◽  
Chrétien De Troyes ◽  
The Middle Ages ◽  
The Way

Well, this is what happened. My impresario had introduced me to Miss Alice Tully from New York and Miss Tully wanted to commission a work from me for the American Bicentennial. I had no time and I said that I would be unable to accept her offer, but then she invited me to dinner. In the course of the meal, she told me how much she loved animals and that she travelled to India for the sole purpose of shaking the paw of a lion. Well, at first I laughed at this story, but then afterwards I recalled the account of the ‘Chevalier au Lion’ of Chrétien de Troyes, a French romance of the Middle Ages, and after having laughed, I cried. I said to myself, that woman is amazing, to go all the way to India just to see a lion and shake its paw, that's marvelous, and I accepted the commission.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document