Subversion du rapport de force homme / femme au sein de textes médiévaux : les cas du mythe d’Yole et Hercule et du Lai d’Aristote

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Supervisors

Cavagna, Mattia

Faculty

Faculté de philosophie, arts et lettres

Degree label

Master [120] en langues et lettres françaises et romanes, orientation générale, à finalité approfondie

Abstract

enThe following thesis investigates the subversion of the traditional power relationship opposing men to women in three medieval literary texts: Le Lai d’Aristote (1215), first, and the myth of Yole and Hercules, then, as narrated in Des cleres et nobles femmes (1401) – a French translation of Boccaccio's De mulieribus claris – and the Ovide moralisé (1317-1328) – a French translation and adaptation of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Each of the three stories orchestrates a female empowerment at the expense of the male hero who is belittled and humiliated. Our study is divided into three parts. As a first step, we will analyze the female characters, Yole and Phyllis, discussing the trick and ingenuity that characterize them, as necessary instruments for the reversal of the balance of power. In a second step, we will focus on the male characters, Hercules and Aristotle, victims of this subversion. We will also present the singular inner workings of the belittling they suffer. Finally, the third and last part of the thesis will be devoted to the analysis of the allegories and interpretations that accompany each of our stories.

Citations

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Delbecque, N. (2022). Subversion du rapport de force homme / femme au sein de textes médiévaux : les cas du mythe d’Yole et Hercule et du Lai d’Aristote. https://dial-mem.test.bib.ucl.ac.be/handle/2078.2/30537