'Lors est ce jour grant joie nee'

"Lors est ce jour grant joie nee"

Essais de langue et de littérature françaises du moyen âge

This volume gathers eight essays regarding French medieval language and literature. The papers collected here regard a variety of subjects: historical phraseology, medieval authors, some specific literary characters, addressees of medieval literature, certain types of literary texts, and the relationship between Middle Dutch and Old French literature.


Description in the item's language

Michéle Goyens


Contributions:

Science Translated
Latin and Vernacular Translations of Scientific Treatises in Medieval Europe
Mediaevalia Lovaniensia 40 Medieval translators played an important role in the development and evolution of a scientific lexicon. At a time when most scholars deferred to authority, the translations of canonical texts assumed great importance...



Aristotle's "Problemata" in Different Times and Tongues
Mediaevalia Lovaniensia 39 Communication leads to an evolution of knowledge, and the free exchange of knowledge leads to fresh findings. In the Middle Ages things were no different. The inheritance of ancient knowledge deeply influenced medieval...



Dawn of the Written Vernacular in Western Europe
The Dawn of the Written Vernacular in Western Europe









Also of interest

Speculum Divinorum et Quorundam Naturalium
On Thinking and Happiness
Speculum Divinorum et Quorundam Naturalium, Parts XIII–XVI
Henricus Bate

Series

Mediaevalia Lovaniensia

Subjects

Literature : Literature / Europe
Interdisciplinary Studies : Medieval and Renaissance Studies

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