Title: Reading myth
First published: 1997
Description: This book explores the appropriation and transformation of classical mythology by French culture from the mid-twelfth century to about 1430. Each of the five chapters focuses on a specific moment in this process and asks: What were the purposes of transforming classical myth? Which techniques did poets use to integrate classical subject matter into their own texts? Was a special interpretive tradition created for vernacular texts?
Subjects: French literature, Classical influences, History and criticism, Mythology, Classical, in literature, French literature, history and criticism, to 1500, Mythology in literature, French literature, history and criticism, Mythology, classical
Time periods: To 1500
LC classification: PQ155.M94 B58 1997