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Record Number: 8094 Author(s)/Creator(s): Pickens , Rupert T. Contributor(s): Title: Marie de France and the Body Poetic [The author examines Marie's poetics with regard to her preoccupation with the generation, transmission, and reception of discourse]. Source: Gender and Text in the Later Middle Ages.  Edited by Jane Chance.  University Press of Florida, 1996.  Pages 135 - 171. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Body Literature- Verse Marie de France, Poet Violence in Literature Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles;France Century: 12 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Rupert T. Pickens' thesis that Marie de France mainly focused on the body in her lais and that physical violence proves to be the source of text creation for and by women in response to it appears to be highly speculative and does not illuminate the narra Author's Affiliation: University of Kentucky Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0813013917

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