Courtly Elements in Epic

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Société Rencesvals, American-Canadian Branch

Organizer Name

Mercedes Vaquero

Organizer Affiliation

Brown Univ.

Presider Name

Mercedes Vaquero

Paper Title 1

History, Legend, and Falsification in the Vita sancti Willelmi

Presenter 1 Name

Alice M. Colby-Hall

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Cornell Univ.

Paper Title 2

Images of the Court in Spanish Epic Material

Presenter 2 Name

Peter Mahoney

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Stonehill College

Paper Title 3

Floire et Blanchflor in the Epic Imagination

Presenter 3 Name

Catherine M. Jones

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Univ. of Georgia

Start Date

15-5-2015 1:30 PM

Session Location

Valley II Garneau Lounge

Description

“Courtly Elements in Epic” continues a long-time discussion among literary scholars about the points of intersection for epic and romance: recent published volumes have emphasized the fact that they are contemporary in French tradition, and that the two share certain characteristics. This session offers space to amplify that discussion, with examples for all areas to which the romance epic spread, and also to lesser-known works. Our sessions therefore offer opportunities to scholars of the romance epic across modern national lines and across disciplinary confines, joining research and teaching as major concerns of our profession.

Mercedes Vaquero