Return to search

Le mariage et la maternitâe chez Marie de France

Twelfth century French feudal culture witnesses the codification of new marriage laws and a rapid rise in popularity of the Cult of the Virgin Mary, with correspondingly renewed attention being paid to women by ecclesiastical intellectuals of all sects. Of particular interest to these churchmen was the duty of the medieval wife to bear children. The Lais of Marie de France, a late twelfth-century text, often focus explicitly on motherhood (both biological and symbolic) and therefore allow a deeper examination of the new cultural representations of women in the dual role of spouse and mother. The Lais further highlight the symbolic role of the child as guarantor both of a woman's social value and of the validity of the love relationship based on the tenets of fin'amors instead of formal marriage. / by Danielle Firmino Palazzolo. / Abstract in English. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:fau.edu/oai:fau.digital.flvc.org:fau_3444
ContributorsFirmino Palazzolo, Danielle., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Languages, Linguistics and Comparative Literature
PublisherFlorida Atlantic University
Source SetsFlorida Atlantic University
LanguageFrench
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
Formatvi, 62 p., electronic
CoverageFrance, France, History, Middle Ages, 500-1500, France, History, Middle Ages, 500-1500, France, 1066-1485, France, Medieval period, 987-1515
Rightshttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Page generated in 0.0019 seconds