My project is founded on an inter-genre, comparative approach between Chaucers <i>Franklins Tale</i> from the Canterbury collection, and Jean Froissarts <i>Chroniques</i>, the innovative and epic account of French history in the thirteenth century. I have adopted a method of thematic comparison between the two in an effort to illuminate parallels of example and authorial intent in the works of these almost exactly contemporaneous authors. My thesis therefore becomes a selective examination of the ethical functions of their literature.<p>Twentieth century scholarship focusing on the similarities between Geoffrey Chaucer and Jean Froissart has left little doubt that the two shared numerous sources and analogues in selections of their poetry, were at least aware of each other personally, and were born into similar social backgrounds. What remains to be done, and what has received little critical attention in the decades since serious work began on the similarities between them, is a study of the ideological values that Chaucer and Froissart shared specifically evidenced in their writing. The ideas they wanted to promote, the contemporary moral and social debates they engaged in, are equally as fascinating as the similarities in their love poetry. I intend to go beyond the biographical and source study that has dominated discussion on Chaucer and Froissart and embark on a project of tracing thematic parallels in two of their works, specifically focusing on the issue that I find most obvious between them: the desire to create and record literary discussions of ethical behaviour.

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Thesis (doctoral)--Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, 1995. / Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-554) and index.

Thesis (doctoral)--Ecole des hautes études en sciences sociales, 1995. / Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 527-554) and index.

Le projet historique de Jean Froissart s’inscrit dans un discours particulier sur les genres historiques, sur les rapports entre la forme et la vérité que le récit des faits est censé véhiculer, sur la manière de construire l’autorité de l’histoire racontée. C’est au croisement entre ce contexte et l’individualité de l’auteur que nous avons voulu sonder les perspectives du chroniqueur sur l’écriture historique. Préoccupé dès le début par les questions de l’impartialité et de la crédibilité de son propos, Froissart met en place un système référentiel de plus en plus complexe qui a pour but d’authentifier son récit des grands événements qui secouaient les royaumes occidentaux depuis presqu’un siècle. La réalité historique que Jean Froissart recrée dans ses Chroniques est dépendante des facteurs personnels qui conditionnaient son appréhension du monde, des manières dont il s’identifiait dans la société de son temps. Elle est recréée avec un grand talent de raconter, mais aussi – ce que l’on a trop souvent méconnu – avec un souci de plus en plus accru de découvrir et d’exposer les réseaux de causes qui sont à l’œuvre dans le cours des événements. Cependant, les moyens littéraires auxquels Froissart faisait appel et qui sont associés notamment à l’art du conteur qu’il était, participent eux à l’authenticité de l’histoire qu´il raconte. Car si le chroniqueur se veut celui qui éternise les faits dignes de mémoire, il se refuse en même temps à écrire une autre histoire que véridique. Et cette préoccupation première de son écriture ne doit pas être obscurcie par le fait que son approche ne corresponde pas à nos critères contemporains de l’écriture de l’histoire. / Jean Froissart´s historical project falls within a specific discourse on historical genres, on relationships between form and truth which an account of deeds is expected to convey, on the manner in which the authority of a story being told is constructed. It is on the very intersection of this context and the individuality of the author that I based my search for the chronicler’s perspectives on the writing of history. Froissart was from the outset concerned with the issues of impartiality and credibility of his account and created a system of references, which grew more and more complex, designed to authenticate his version of important events which had been shaking the West for almost a century. The historical reality which Jean Froissart recreates in his Chronicles is dependent on personal factors which determined his understanding of the world as well as his self-identification within the society of his time. It is undeniably recreated with great storytelling talent, but also – and this has often been overlooked – with growing desire to discover and expose the relations of causes which were at work in the course of the events. Nonetheless, Froissart’s literary means, which are often associated with his artistry as a storyteller, do contribute, for their part, to the authenticity of the story. For if the chronicler presents himself as the one who eternalizes deeds worthy of remembrance, he refuses at the same time to write any other history than the true and truthful one. This primary concern of his should not be obscured by the fact that his approach and methods do not correspond to our contemporary criteria of historical writing.

Worn items are a crucial part of non-verbal social interaction that simultaneously exhibits communal, cultural, and political structures and individual preferences. This thesis examines the role of fictional costume and colour in constructing identities within two fourteenth-century Arthurian verse narratives: Froissart’s Middle French Meliador and the anonymous Middle English Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. To emphasise the imaginative value of material cultures and discuss the potential reception of fictional objects, the argument draws on illuminations from nine manuscripts of prose Arthurian stories. Particularly stressing the role of colour in garments, the first chapter examines the issues of analysing literary costume, reviews the provenances of the texts and illuminations, and establishes the relevant historical background concerning fashion, symbolism, and materials of construction (such as fabric, dyes, and decorations). This is followed by two chapters on men’s items. First, the use of courtly clothes and colour-related epithets in manipulating perception and deceiving internal and external audiences is explored. Second, the symbolic value of arms and armour in tournament society is evaluated alongside the tensions between war and armed games that such tools reveal. Chapter four expands on the preceding chapters by discussing the application of heraldry as a malleable identifier. Chapter five considers how ladies’ garments, bodies, and character are coalesced and separated through adoption or rejection of literary techniques, thereby creating conflict between noblewomen as social commodities and as persons with narrative agency. The final chapter analyses the employment of wearable items as gifts and commodities and how such objects can alter interpersonal relationships. Colour and costume are a means by which narratives can explore, accept, or reject literary topoi. Their myriad functions allow the active manipulation of identity, relationships, and internal and external audiences. By focusing on the pluralities and ambiguities of meaning connected to colour and costume, this thesis explores how these materials mediate between conflicting connotations to create new meanings within the narratives.

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Submitted by Roberth Novaes (roberth.novaes@live.com) on 2018-07-18T14:38:55Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Versão final - Dissertação Ingrid Oliveira.pdf: 2484641 bytes, checksum: 209ae4dfb7253bdc1102ab63b919f5d4 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Setor de Periódicos (per_macedocosta@ufba.br) on 2018-07-20T19:10:46Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Versão final - Dissertação Ingrid Oliveira.pdf: 2484641 bytes, checksum: 209ae4dfb7253bdc1102ab63b919f5d4 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-20T19:10:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Versão final - Dissertação Ingrid Oliveira.pdf: 2484641 bytes, checksum: 209ae4dfb7253bdc1102ab63b919f5d4 (MD5) / FAPESB / O trabalho aqui apresentado teve como objetivo analisar as lexias relativas ao ato de guerra presentes nas Chroniques de Jean Froissart, um dos grandes cronistas medievais de língua francesa. Suas crônicas, divididas em quatro livros, cobrem quase todo o século XIV e tem como tema central a Guerra dos Cem Anos, conflito entre a França e a Inglaterra de 1337 a 1453. Para este trabalho utilizou-se como corpus os volumes 1 e 2 da edição realizada por Siméon Luce do primeiro livro de crônicas. Fez-se um recorte para três campos: os atores da guerra, os utensílios utilizados e os meios de transporte. Esta pesquisa vinculou-se diretamente a duas áreas de estudo: a Lexicografia, área que estuda a sistematização do léxico em dicionários, vocabulários e glossários, e a Filologia que, a partir do texto, visa ao resgate e a preservação da cultura de um povo. Ao total foram estudadas 90 lexias. O grupo dos utensílios é o maior entre os três campos, com 43 lexias. Em seguida, o grupo dos atores da guerra, com 28. Por fim, tem-se o grupo dos meios de transporte, com 19 lexias. / The present work aimed at the analysis of the lexical units related to the act of war found in the Chroniques, by Jean Froissart, one the greatest medieval chroniclers in French language. His chronicles, divided in four books, cover almost all 14th century and have the Hundred Years' War - conflict between French and England which lasted from 1337 to 1453 - as their central theme. The corpus of this research was composed by the first and second volumes of Siméon Luce's edition of the first book of chronicles. Three categories were established: the war actors, the utensils used and the means of transportation. This research is directly linked to two areas of knowledge: Lexicography, an area which studies the systematization of the lexicon in dictionaries, vocabularies and glossaries, and the Philology which, departing from the text, aims at the preservation of cultures. A total of 90 lexical units were studied. The utensils used compose the largest category, with 43 units. Next, we have the actors of the war, with 28. Finally, we have the means of transportation, with 19.

Reproduction de : Thèse de doctorat : Linguistique : Le Mans : 2006. / Titre provenant de l'écran-titre. Bibliogr. p. 673-687.