Marie De France – Sprockets and Springes

Marie de France’s “Lanval” as a script.

Morgan Burdick Nic Helms Rethinking Medieval and Renaissance Literature 13 October 2023 For this assignment, I decided to write a script for Marie de France’s “Lanval.” During class I discussed why I enjoyed the story so much: it felt like a rom-com. So I decided to take advantage and write the story as a rom-comContinue reading “Marie de France’s “Lanval” as a script.”

Since the Beginning…

Jocks, popular, orch-dorks, nerds, band geeks, etc. are all stereotypical groups to which we associate with high school and stereotypical high school movies. The apparent necessity to create this social hierarchy dominates the world we live in and the world we know, starting at a young age. This hierarchy I speak of can even beContinue reading “Since the Beginning…”

Lanval Text Quest

https://lanvalquest.000webhostapp.com/ For my first project of the semester, I knew I wanted to do something with Marie de France. I say that but it’s sort of a lie. I did consider doing a text quest with Beowulf at first because, as an epic, it just has more action and grand adventure in it by natureContinue reading “Lanval Text Quest”

The Medieval Feminist Views of Marie de France

Marie de France is one of the most influential female writers and poets of the medieval era. Her work is what little remains of her, carried through the years by other authors taking inspiration from her work. While little is known of her personal life, her work speaks volumes to the condition of women inContinue reading “The Medieval Feminist Views of Marie de France”

To Define and Seek Out Truth: Beowulf and Marie de France Poetry

In order to avoid the controversial “the fish is this big” in fictional epic poems and stories like Beowulf and Marie de France’s Bisclavret and Chevrefoil truth must be established at the start and throughout the piece. In Chevrefoil, in the first and third line it says, “it’s my pleasure and I want truly…the truthContinue reading “To Define and Seek Out Truth: Beowulf and Marie de France Poetry”