TY - GEN T1 - Story, myth, and celebration in old French narrative poetry : 1050-1200 T2 - Princeton legacy library. A1 - Uitti, Karl D. LA - English PP - Princeton, N.J. PB - Princeton University Press YR - 1973 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn933516365 AB - Twelfth-century France has been described as the key to many of the most important developments of medieval civilization. Nowhere is this description more accurate than in the domain of poetic invention. The years 1050 to 1200 witnessed the development of a brilliant body of vernacular narrative that not only expressed the complexity of its own time but also bequeathed to posterity a wide gamut of creative possibilities. Although much has been written about the works of this period, Karl Uitti offers the first critically orientated overview of this poetry as poetry. In the sections devoted t. OP - 256 CN - PQ207 .U5 SN - 9781400871520 SN - 1400871522 SN - 0691062420 KW - Chrétien, : de Troyes, : active 12th century : Criticism and interpretation. KW - Chanson de Roland. KW - Vie de saint Alexis. KW - Chretien, : de Troyes, : active 12th century : Criticism and interpretation. KW - Roland : (Legendary character) KW - Chrétien, : de Troyes, : active 12th century KW - Chanson de Roland KW - Vie de saint Alexis KW - Rhetoric, Medieval. KW - Myth in literature. KW - Christian saints in literature. KW - Knights and knighthood in literature. KW - Arthurian romances : History and criticism. KW - Christian hagiography : History : To 1500. KW - Christian saints : Cult : History of doctrines : Middle Ages, 600-1500. KW - Roland (Legendary character) : Romances : History and criticism. KW - Narrative poetry, French : History and criticism. KW - French poetry : To 1500 : History and criticism. KW - Rhétorique médiévale. KW - Mythe dans la littérature. KW - Saints chrétiens dans la littérature. KW - Cycle d'Arthur : Histoire et critique. KW - Saints chrétiens : Culte : Histoire des doctrines : 600-1500 (Moyen Âge) KW - Poésie française : Jusqu'à 1500 : Histoire et critique. KW - Poésie narrative française : Histoire et critique. KW - POETRY : European : General. KW - Arthurian romances KW - Christian hagiography KW - Christian saints : Cult : History of doctrines : Middle Ages KW - Christian saints in literature KW - French poetry KW - Knights and knighthood in literature KW - Myth in literature KW - Narrative poetry, French KW - Rhetoric, Medieval KW - Romances KW - To 1500 KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - History ER -