11551189 Biography Earlies t female poet in France Her name Educated Henry II Normandy area Works Lais 11551170 12 lais Prefaced with the information that she is translating many of them from Breton ID: 599517
Download Presentation The PPT/PDF document "Marie de France" is the property of its rightful owner. Permission is granted to download and print the materials on this web site for personal, non-commercial use only, and to display it on your personal computer provided you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright notices contained in the materials. By downloading content from our website, you accept the terms of this agreement.
Slide1
Marie de France
1155-1189Slide2
Biography
Earlies
t female poet in France
Her name
Educated
Henry II
Normandy areaSlide3
Works
Lais
(1155-1170)
12
lais
Prefaced with the information that she is translating many of them from Breton
lais
for the first time.
Ysopet
(1167-1189)
First known translation of Aesop’s Fables into French
Espurgatoire
de Saint Patrice (1189)
Legend of the Purgatory of Saint Patrick
Journey through purgatorySlide4
What is a lai
exctly
?
Meant to be sung
Octosyllabic rhyming couplets
Characterized by adventure and
romance
Elements of the fantastic
Marie de France’s particular
lais
:
Romance with an ominous atmosphere
Focus on feelings of the characters rather than the story itselfSlide5
Le Laustic
Lanval
Knight of King Arthur’s court
Secret love
Accusations of homosexuality
Loss of love
Reuniting of the lovers
Knights of St.
Malo
Rossignol
Fate of love
Why this is characteristic of Marie de France. Slide6
Le
Bisclavret
Les
Deux
Amants
Werewolf curse
Barron of Brittany
Clothing
Wife’s betrayal
King’s protection
Revenge
Set in Normandy
Mountain test
Secret affair
Potion
Fate
“The Mountain of the Two Lovers”Slide7
Guigemer
Yonec
Knight of Brittany
Disinterested in love
Deer’s curse
Mysterious ship
Locked up
Chastity belt
Meriaduc
Rich landowner
Imprisoned 7 years
Knight must prove faith
RazorsBlood trail Ring & Sword
Son:
Yonec
Slide8
Conclusion
Reoccurring themes in the
lais
of Marie de France. Slide9
Works Cited
Bishop, Morris and Rivers, Kenneth T., eds. A Survey of French Literature.
Newburyport: Focus Publishing, 2005. Print.
Les
Lais
De Marie De France. Trans. Paul
Tuffrau
. Paris.
1959
The Broadway Anthology of British Literature. Peterborough: Broadview Press, 2011 Print.