Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 17869
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Poe , Elizabeth Wilson.
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  • Title: The Problem of the Tournament in "Chaitivel" [The article reconsiders the disjointed narrative in the understudied “Chaitivel,” suggesting that Marie intentionally creates an illogical story in order to critique the pointlessness and destructiveness of the courtly tournament. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: In Quest of Marie de France: A Twelfth-Century Poet.  Edited by Chantal A. Marechal.  Edwin Mellen Press, 1992.  Pages 175 - 192.
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  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Courtly Love Literature- Verse Marie de France, Poet- Lais- Chaitivel Tournaments
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  • Geographic Area: France
  • Century: 12
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  • Year of Publication: 1992.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: Not Available