L'épopée d'Anne de Graville et l'illustration de la langue vulgaire Bouchard, Mawy, 1967- Graville, Anne de, d. ca. 1530. Palamon et Arcita. Anne de Graville's 1521 translation of Boccacio's epic the Teseida delle nozze d'Emilia was part of a global movement striving to defend and illustrate the French language. The first part of this thesis thus studies the genesis of the defense and illustration of vernacular languages undertaking, while the second part raises theoretical problems regarding the distinction of genres, while putting particular emphasis on the work of Anne de Graville, a generally overlooked writer belonging to the group called "les Rhetoriqueurs". The terms epopee and roman are then studied from a philological angle. This study starts with the hypothesis that, throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, these two words are virtually synonymous. Finally, through Joachim du Bellay's denigrating satire "Le poete courtisan" and in reference to the bipolar model of poet and orator, are studied the specific aesthetics of the courtly poet. (Abstract shortened by UMI.) McGill University Desrosiers-Bonin, Diane (advisor) 1996 Electronic Thesis or Dissertation application/pdf fr alephsysno: 001557883 proquestno: MQ29529 © Mawy Bouchard, 1996
L'épopée d'Anne de Graville et l'illustration de la langue vulgaire
Bouchard, Mawy, 1967-
Graville, Anne de, d. ca. 1530. Palamon et Arcita.
Anne de Graville's 1521 translation of Boccacio's epic the Teseida delle nozze d'Emilia was part of a global movement striving to defend and illustrate the French language. The first part of this thesis thus studies the genesis of the defense and illustration of vernacular languages undertaking, while the second part raises theoretical problems regarding the distinction of genres, while putting particular emphasis on the work of Anne de Graville, a generally overlooked writer belonging to the group called "les Rhetoriqueurs". The terms epopee and roman are then studied from a philological angle. This study starts with the hypothesis that, throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, these two words are virtually synonymous. Finally, through Joachim du Bellay's denigrating satire "Le poete courtisan" and in reference to the bipolar model of poet and orator, are studied the specific aesthetics of the courtly poet. (Abstract shortened by UMI.)
McGill University
Desrosiers-Bonin, Diane (advisor)
1996
Electronic Thesis or Dissertation
application/pdf
fr
alephsysno: 001557883
proquestno: MQ29529
© Mawy Bouchard, 1996