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Record Number:
7091
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Steinle , Eric M.
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Knot, the Belt, and the Making of "Guigemar" [Marie de France uses imagery in her lais in order to summarize the structural and thematic concerns of her poems. In “Guigemar,” the knot and the belt (which the lovers exchange as love tokens) and thematic references to forms of enclosure symbolize the thematic unity and circular narrative of the poem; the knot and the belt are also metaphors that refer to Marie’s own role as “maker” or author of intricate narratives. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
Source:
Assays: Critical Approaches to Medieval and Renaissance Texts 6, ( 1991): Pages 29 - 53.
Description:
Article Type:
Journal Article
Subject
(See Also)
:
Authorship
Gifts
Lais, Literary Genre
Literature-Verse
Love in Literature
Marie de France, Poet- Lais- Guigemar
Metaphor, Literary Device
Narrative
Poetic Structure
Women Authors
Women in Literature
Award Note:
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
12
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Abstract:
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Author's Affiliation:
University of California, Berkeley
Conference Info:
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Year of Publication:
1991.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
02750058