Multilingualism and mother tongue in medieval French, Occitan, and Catalan narratives / Catherine E. Léglu.

Author/creator Léglu, Catherine
Format Book
Publication InfoUniversity Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2010.
Descriptionvi, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Romances--History and criticism.
French literature--To 1500. --History and criticism.
Provençal literature--History and criticism.
Catalan literature--To 1500. --History and criticism.
Multilingualism and literature--France. --History. --To 1500.
Multilingualism--France. --History. --To 1500.

SeriesPenn State Romance studies
Penn State Romance studies. ^A769331
Contents Part I. Myths of multilingualism. Babel in Girart de Roussillon; Tongues of fire in Guilhem de la Barra; Acquiring the (m)other tongue in Avignon and Toulouse -- Part II. Language politics. Translation scandals; Languages and borders in three novas; Monolingualism and endogamy: French examples -- Part III. The monolangue. The multilingual Paris and Vienne; Pierre de Provence et la Belle Maguelonne; Travels in the monolangue.
Abstract "Explores the ways in which vernacular works composed in Occitan, Catalan, and French between the twelfth and the fifteenth centuries narrate multilingualism and its apparent opponent, the mother tongue. These encounters are narrated through literary motifs of love, incest, disguise, and travel"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009047811
ISBN9780271036724 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0271036729 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780271036731 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0271036737 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks PQ221 .L45 2010 ✔ Available Place Hold