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SYLVIA HUOT
CORNELL UNIVER SITY PRESS
ITHACA AND LONDON
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C O NTENT S
Acknowledgments IX
Itnroduction 1
PART ONE: ON THE NATURE OF THE BOOK IN THE
THIRTEENTH AND FOURTEENTH. CENTURIES
1.Sc riPbraalc atnidPc oee tPircoe csisnD idcataincdN arrative
Anthologies 1 1
ExampolfTe hse amtUinci t:My SSB bi!N.a tf.r2o 4 48a 2nd
17286 12
ExampolfNe asrr atOirvgeaa ntiniz:Mo SSB ibN!a.tf .r1 o44 7
and 375 19
CompialantCdioo jn o intTuhrePe o:e t-pCiolomefMr Ss SB i.b !
Natf.r1 o54 0a nd1 446 27
TheV oiocfet hSec r:iR buebricianMt SiB obin!N .a tf.r2 o5 455 36
TheF igeuo rft hAeu torhi naT hirnttehe-uCreCyno td:eM xS
Arse3n1a24l 39
2.S cirbParla citniL cyerA incht ologSitersu:c Ftourrmeaa,nt d,
IconogroafTp rhoyu vCehraen srosn nie 46
A Suvreoyf C hansoFnonrimeart 47
Knig,Ph otes,at nsPde orrfme:Tr hseI coogrnapohfyt he
Trouveres 53
TheA rrgaemnenotfa nA uthCoorpr u:sA dadme l aH alle and
MS bB.!Ni at.2 5f65r6o 64
TheI conogorfaL pyhryi ciints hAmel pbheatical
Chanseor0n ni 74
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Conetnts
PART TWO: LYRICISM AND THE BOOK
IN THE THIRTEENTH CENTURY
3.S ingRiendagi,n Wgr,ii tngGu:i lldaeuL moers rJ,ie adne
Meuna,n dt hMea ncursiTprta diotfLi eoR nom and e rLoas e8 3
"Lyriacn"d" Narra"tA:in vO everview 84
LyriWcrailt iinGn ugi lldaeuL moeri rsT:h eP oetoifc s
Narcsiuss 86
L'Aucatneldu' rA nmtaL:y roi-crnraatDiivsec oiunLr eRs omea n
dela rose 90
LyriWcrailt iinJn ega dneM eunT:h eP oetoifPc ysg malio9n6
TheR osea sB ooakn tdh Qeu estoifVo enr nacPuoleatri c
Authiotry 99
4.T exatsP eorrfma,nT ceexatsA rtaitcfC:o nrtastMiondge ls
fotrh Reo manceL ywriIitncehs r tions 160
AnA nthoyol foP georrfma:nJ ceeaRne naRromta'nds e L ar ose1 80
Boigraopfha yL y rPiecor nsaL:eR omand uc astdeeLC aoiunc i 171
TheM ateTreixaatln dt hRee liqoufta ehrH ye art 152
LyriNcaarralt ainvLdey rCiocm iplant:Fi rooPme rformtoa nce
Book 123
5.T heA uidoviPsoueatloi fLc ysr iPcrsaoleL :iB setida'iarmeso ur
andIs tR eception 135
Lyriciozfta htBeies otni aGruiyl:l aIueCml ee arncRd i chdaer d
Forunival 163
ParoaLnePd a intRuirceh:a rd's PAouedtiiocvsi sual1 83
Sontgh,We r itWtoern,da ntdh Weo rMda dFel e:s h
ProcreaantdIi cnoanr naitnLi iRo ens tdia'iarmeo aunrLdse
Romand eL ar ose 141
AmplificoafLt iiR eosnt di'aaimroeRu esrpso:n asneds
Continuations 184
LyriciozfLa iRt eisotndi 'aaimroeLu eRr ess:t di'aaimrroeiu mre 158
TheI ocnograopfPh ayr oaLnePd a inture 146
6.L yriWcrailt ainndCg o mpilianLt ieRo omna nd eL ap oiarned
LeD idteL ap antdha'em roesu r 174
TiabutL'ysr iRcoamla n:c eFrBoomot koN ighatliaenn gdB ack
Again 147
RomanacsBe o oCko:d icioclAaonlga lofgoutreh sPe o ire 148
LeR omand eL ap oiarnetd h Eev oluotfLi yorni Wcrailt ing 198
LeD idteL ap antdh'earmeo ausarL si teCroampriyl ation 149
PerforamanBndc oeoF kr:o m CtaoLr yorlCi ocm pendiu2m01
LyriWcrailt iinLn egD idtela pantdh'earmeo urs 240
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Contents
PART THREE: LYRICISM AND THE BOOK
IN THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY
7.T heV ernacPuoleaatsCr o mpeirTl:h e Roifts heSe i lneg-
AuthCoord eixnt hFeo urteCeennuttrhy 211
"Rusetbuqeufri u demoeenvt:r eT"Ah ieretnthu-rCAyeu ntthor
Corpus 213
TraonrsmfatoifLo enR som and eL ar osBea:u doauniJdnae n de
Conde 291
Watruieqtd'ieszne scTrhietM :i nrseatlsC ompiler 224
MacuhtaB'oso :kT sheC ojnionionfSg o nagn d Dit 232
TheC ompilnasto ifJo eaFnr oissart 238
8.F roSmo ntgoB ooikna nE arRleyd acotfit ohOnee uvorfe
GuilldaueMm aec uhtaT:h eC odeBxbi lN.at f.r 1o85 6 242
The BMbiSl N.a tf.r1 o85 6G:e neDreaslc riapntdi on
Background 243
LeR emeddeFe o rtAun Peo:e tiIcc oarnnaodpg hAinca lysis2 49
TheI coognraopfht yhL ea yisnM S1 856C:a roorl
Compiloant?i 260
Conclusion 272
9.A LatRee dacotfiM oanc haOuetu'vs:Tr heeC odeBxi bNla.t .
f.t1 854 247
LeR emeddeFe o rtiunMn Se1 854 275
LeL ivdruve o irA Mdiiste:-- SecneonfLe y riWcrailt ainndg
Compaitlion 208
PerforamanndBco eoi knL eD idtela harpe 286
WritLeorv,ea rn,Pd e rfoirnmL eaFr o nteaimnonuer euse 293
10T.h eP oetoifLc ysr iWcrailt iinn gWt ohrek osfJ ean
Froissart 302
FroisPsraorulteo:'L gseP aradd'iasm our 303
DreaImma,g ea,n Pdo emF:r oisRsesaprotnt doLs aF onteinne
amoureuse 305
MidpooifFn rto isBsoakor:Lta P' rsi saomno ureuse 311
LyricainsdEm s capiLseJm o Bliuini sdsejo onn ece 316
FroisEspairlto'gsu e 323
Conclusion 328
AppenAd:iT xh eR ubricoafGt uiiolnl daeuL moer riinMs S
BibNla.tf .r3 .78 339
AppenBd:iT xa bolfeM iinatuirnSe esl eTcetxebtdys M achaut,
MSSB bilN.at f.r 1o85 4a nd1 856 343
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Contents
AppenCd:iE xx cefrrpotam n U ndeitVeodl uomfeL eR omand e
PerforceesMtS, b B.liN atf.r 3o4 6 347
BbiliogroafWp ohrykC si ted 351
Idnex 365
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