Marie and Ovid (A Roundtable)
Sponsoring Organization(s)
International Marie de France Society
Organizer Name
Tamara Bentley Caudill
Organizer Affiliation
Jacksonville Univ.
Presider Name
Ed Ouellette
Presider Affiliation
Air Command and Staff College
Paper Title 1
Discussant
Presenter 1 Name
Dorothy Gilbert
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of California-Berkeley
Paper Title 2
Discussant
Presenter 2 Name
Susan Hopkirk
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Toronto
Paper Title 3
Discussant
Presenter 3 Name
Julie Human
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Univ. of Kentucky
Paper Title 4
Discussant
Presenter 4 Name
Emanuel Mickel
Presenter 4 Affiliation
Indiana Univ.-Bloomington
Paper Title 5
Discussant
Presenter 5 Name
Rupert T. Pickens
Presenter 5 Affiliation
Univ. of Kentucky
Paper Title 6
Discussant
Presenter 6 Name
Logan Whalen
Presenter 6 Affiliation
Univ. of Oklahama
Start Date
11-5-2018 10:00 AM
Session Location
Valley 2 Garneau Lounge
Description
This roundtable will bring together a group of scholars interested in the intersection of the Old French narrative lay, particularly those of Marie de France, and the Ovidian tradition. In addition to drawing inspiration from oral Breton lays that circulated in her milieu (“des lais pensai qu’oïz aveie” v. 33, Prologue, Lais), Marie de France draws philosophical and literary frames from the “anciens” (v. 9) or “li philosophe” (v. 5): those who set the standards within which she composes her poetic corpus. In this context, Ovid presents himself as an intriguing undercurrent in Marie’s works; and this session will explore Ovid as palimpsest in Marie’s Lais. Topics may include the transformation of lovers from human to animal (and vice versa), the rewriting of classical myths such as Philomela, Narcissus, or Piramus and Thisbe, the influence of the Ars Amatoria and the Remedia Amoris, and other related issues. Special consideration will be given to participants with interdisciplinary approaches, either traditional (art, philosophy, religion, etc.) or contemporary (animal studies, disability studies, etc.). Roundtable participants will be asked to transform their presentations into full-length articles, to be submitted to Le Cygne, the society's journal.
Tamara Bentley Caudill
Marie and Ovid (A Roundtable)
Valley 2 Garneau Lounge
This roundtable will bring together a group of scholars interested in the intersection of the Old French narrative lay, particularly those of Marie de France, and the Ovidian tradition. In addition to drawing inspiration from oral Breton lays that circulated in her milieu (“des lais pensai qu’oïz aveie” v. 33, Prologue, Lais), Marie de France draws philosophical and literary frames from the “anciens” (v. 9) or “li philosophe” (v. 5): those who set the standards within which she composes her poetic corpus. In this context, Ovid presents himself as an intriguing undercurrent in Marie’s works; and this session will explore Ovid as palimpsest in Marie’s Lais. Topics may include the transformation of lovers from human to animal (and vice versa), the rewriting of classical myths such as Philomela, Narcissus, or Piramus and Thisbe, the influence of the Ars Amatoria and the Remedia Amoris, and other related issues. Special consideration will be given to participants with interdisciplinary approaches, either traditional (art, philosophy, religion, etc.) or contemporary (animal studies, disability studies, etc.). Roundtable participants will be asked to transform their presentations into full-length articles, to be submitted to Le Cygne, the society's journal.
Tamara Bentley Caudill