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- catalog abstract "This book proposes a fundamental revision of the history of early French romance: it argues that oral and performed traditions were far more important in the development of romance than scholars have recognised. Starting with issues of orality and literacy, it is argued that the form in which romances were composed was not the invention of clerics but was, rather, an oral form. The second part of the book looks at performance, and shows that romances such as those of Chretien invited voiced presentation; moreover, they were frequently recited from memory, sung, and acted out in dramatic fashion. Romances can, and should, still be performed today.".
- catalog contributor b11046846.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description "Foreword: The arguments of the book -- pt. I. Orality and Literacy. 1. The orality of the octosyllabic rhymed couplet. 2. Oral and written traditions in the early Tristan material: Beroul, Thomas and Marie de France. 3. The poet of the Roman de Thebes: Clerc or menestrel? 4. Chretien de Troyes as minstrel: Further reflections on orality and literacy in twelfth century French courts -- pt. II. Performance. 5. Voice in medieval romance: The case of Chretien de Troyes. 6. Modalities of performance: Romance as recited, sung and played; romance as read. 7. On the "memory-friendliness" of verse romance. 8. On the advantages of a performance-oriented approach to medieval romance.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "This book proposes a fundamental revision of the history of early French romance: it argues that oral and performed traditions were far more important in the development of romance than scholars have recognised. Starting with issues of orality and literacy, it is argued that the form in which romances were composed was not the invention of clerics but was, rather, an oral form. The second part of the book looks at performance, and shows that romances such as those of Chretien invited voiced presentation; moreover, they were frequently recited from memory, sung, and acted out in dramatic fashion. Romances can, and should, still be performed today.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 314 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0859915387 (hc. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY, USA : D.S. Brewer,".
- catalog spatial "France.".
- catalog subject "841/.109 21".
- catalog subject "French poetry To 1500 History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Oral tradition France.".
- catalog subject "PQ205 .V58 1999".
- catalog subject "Romances History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword: The arguments of the book -- pt. I. Orality and Literacy. 1. The orality of the octosyllabic rhymed couplet. 2. Oral and written traditions in the early Tristan material: Beroul, Thomas and Marie de France. 3. The poet of the Roman de Thebes: Clerc or menestrel? 4. Chretien de Troyes as minstrel: Further reflections on orality and literacy in twelfth century French courts -- pt. II. Performance. 5. Voice in medieval romance: The case of Chretien de Troyes. 6. Modalities of performance: Romance as recited, sung and played; romance as read. 7. On the "memory-friendliness" of verse romance. 8. On the advantages of a performance-oriented approach to medieval romance.".
- catalog title "Orality and performance in early French romance / Evelyn Birge Vitz.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".