Family and Kinship in Marie de France
Sponsoring Organization(s)
International Marie de France Society
Organizer Name
Simonetta Cochis
Organizer Affiliation
Transylvania Univ.
Presider Name
Regula M. Evitt
Presider Affiliation
Colorado College
Paper Title 1
Such Devoted Sisters: Sorority in Le Frêne and Eliduc
Presenter 1 Name
Leslie Anderson
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Tulane Univ.
Paper Title 2
Conjecture: Deus amanz and Marie's Identity
Presenter 2 Name
Rupert T. Pickens
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of Kentucky
Paper Title 3
Monastic Mothering: Marie's Le Fresne and Historical Women's Communities
Presenter 3 Name
Carol Neel
Presenter 3 Affiliation
Colorado College
Paper Title 4
Femininity, Fear, and Friendship: Exploring the Homonormative in Marie de France's Bisclavret
Presenter 4 Name
Jillian K. Sutton
Presenter 4 Affiliation
California State Univ.-Long Beach
Start Date
11-5-2019 1:30 PM
Session Location
Valley 3 Eldridge 309
Description
Twelfth-century woman poet and author of the Lais, Marie de France has long been celebrated for the richness of her courtly texts. However, her detailed insights into life and love are by no means limited to the courtly love paradigm. Rather, Marie's works present her audience with an intimate look at friendships, alliances, rivalries, family bonds and ties of different kinds that paint a picture of the interconnectedness of medieval relationships in their context. Papers may address any of the known works by Marie de France (the Lais, the Fables, the Espurgatoire seint Patriz, La vie Seinte Audree) or the anonymous lays. Comparative and interdisciplinary analyses that draw connections between works of medieval literature on family and kinship are welcome. Papers may consider, but should not be limited to, gender and sexuality studies, narratology, psychology, and so on. The objective is to generate discussion on how Marie de France’s works construct relationships in the courtly context, as well as their broader meanings today. Simonetta Cochis
Family and Kinship in Marie de France
Valley 3 Eldridge 309
Twelfth-century woman poet and author of the Lais, Marie de France has long been celebrated for the richness of her courtly texts. However, her detailed insights into life and love are by no means limited to the courtly love paradigm. Rather, Marie's works present her audience with an intimate look at friendships, alliances, rivalries, family bonds and ties of different kinds that paint a picture of the interconnectedness of medieval relationships in their context. Papers may address any of the known works by Marie de France (the Lais, the Fables, the Espurgatoire seint Patriz, La vie Seinte Audree) or the anonymous lays. Comparative and interdisciplinary analyses that draw connections between works of medieval literature on family and kinship are welcome. Papers may consider, but should not be limited to, gender and sexuality studies, narratology, psychology, and so on. The objective is to generate discussion on how Marie de France’s works construct relationships in the courtly context, as well as their broader meanings today. Simonetta Cochis