SMC226H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Chrétien De Troyes, Robert De Boron, Roman De Brut
10 Oct 2018
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Perceval fails to ask a question that he was supposed to ask. I(cid:374) this te(cid:454)t the(cid:396)e is (cid:374)o (cid:862)(cid:395)uest fo(cid:396) the hol(cid:455) g(cid:396)ail(cid:863) The matter of britain, late 12th century narratives of france, rome, and britain. Romance meant the language from roman, therefore french [french romance means. French-french], and early romances /roman really meant in the french vernacular. Roman de brut = trans of monmouth by wace. Chivalry and learning in greece first, conquered by rome, then to france when rome fell. [the evolution of romance the torch of civilization: translation studii: france makes the claim to be the greatest people living the new greece/rome. Perceval was the last thing he wrote. Patrons: marie de champagne, philip of alsace, and henry ii. Lanval: (cid:862)no (cid:373)a(cid:374) hea(cid:396)d of hi(cid:373) agai(cid:374) / a(cid:374)d i ha(cid:448)e (cid:374)o (cid:373)o(cid:396)e to tell(cid:863: avalon is like a code word for the other world.
