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Virginie . Ed(S): Green - The Medieval Author in Medieval French Literature - 9781349530151 - V9781349530151
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The Medieval Author in Medieval French Literature

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Description for The Medieval Author in Medieval French Literature Paperback. This collected assesses of the role of the author in Medieval French literature, with a focus on writers such as Jean de Meun, Guillaume de Machaut, Jean Froissart, Christine de Pizan, and lesser-known figures including Gerbert de Montreuil, Gautier de Coincy, Baudoin Butor, or David Aubert. Editor(s): Green, Virginie. Series: Arthurian and Courtly Cultures. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Thirty-five years ago Roland Barthes proclaimed the death of the Author. For medievalists no death has been more timely. The essays in this volume create a prism through which to understand medieval authorship as a process and the medieval author as an agency in the making.

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
270
Condition
New
Series
Arthurian and Courtly Cultures
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349530151
SKU
V9781349530151
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About Virginie . Ed(S): Green
VIRGINIE GREENE is Associate Professor of Medieval French Literature at Harvard, USA.

Reviews for The Medieval Author in Medieval French Literature
"There is an intriguing misfit between Barthes's claim that the authoris deadand medieval textsfor whom theauthor may never haveexisted. A dozen leading French medievalists reflect here on our desire nevertheless to recognize the authors of the works we read - or on their desire to be recognized by us.Some essays address the play of authorial singularity and multiplicity; others the ... Read more

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