Looking specifically at "Bisclavret," "Equitan," and "Yonec," I contend that Marie looks at how the sovereign uses the oath of power to control the bodies of his subjects, yet I claim further that Marie imagines moments wherein a return to an oath of pure language and mere ethos is...
Those lais are: "Chievrefoil," "Laustic," "Deus Amanz," and "Bisclavret."; This work contains, in addition to the translation proper, a background of the author and her works and their importance. This is followed by a presentation of the importance of a more recent translation, one...
These short stories are featured in the medieval text Les Lais de Marie de France. I examine her interest in animals, how they are instructive to her characters, and their dominant role in her texts. My thesis includes the following lais: Bisclavret and Yonec, considered for their shape-...