Le renard dans le "cubiculum taxi" : les avatars d'un exemplum et le symbolisme du blaireau
| Title in English | The fox in the "cubiculum taxi" : the metamorphoses of an exemplum and the symbolism of the badger |
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| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Le Moyen Age |
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| Keywords | Badger; mediaeval literature; exemplum; animal symbolism |
| Description | An analysis of differents variations of un exemplum which deals with a badger chased from his den by a fox shows that the homiletic exemplum is not allways a servile imitation, mais also a result of the author's creativity that can reveal a sensitive perception of the nature. The commutation of the badger with others actants in the narrative scheme shows that the "senefiance" of the badger is defined essentially by that of the other protagonists of the story. |