
November 2022
The Lais of Marie de France
featuring H. M. Cushman, Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature The medieval antecedents of the modern short story —Marie de France is the earliest known French woman poet and her lais—stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance—are among the finest of the genre. —Penguin Classics —The Lais of Marie de France changed romantic writing forever, challenging social norms and the views of the church during the twelfth century concerning both love and the role…
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featuring H. M. Cushman, Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature The medieval antecedents of the modern short story —Marie de France is the earliest known French woman poet and her lais—stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance—are among the finest of the genre. —Penguin Classics —The Lais of Marie de France changed romantic writing forever, challenging social norms and the views of the church during the twelfth century concerning both love and the role…
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