Self-Fulfilling Prophecies

Readership and Authority in the First Roman de la Rose

David F Hult author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:7th May '09

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In Self-Fulfilling Prophecies David F. Hult offers a reading of the 'first' poem of the Roman de la Rose, by Guillaume.

The Roman de la Rose is a composite work by two separate authors; the first part, By Guillaume de Lorris, has always been viewed as an unfinished fragment made complete thanks to the work of his continuator. David F. Hult offers a reading of the 'first' poem by Guillaume, viewed within its literary and cultural context.The thirteenth-century poem Roman de la Rose is one of the most significant literary contributions of the Middle Ages. The poem is a composite work by two separate authors; the first part, By Guillaume de Lorris, has always been viewed as an unfinished fragment made complete thanks to the work of his continuator. In Self-Fulfilling Prophecies David F. Hult offers a reading of the 'first' poem by Guillaume, viewed within its literary and cultural context. The book ultimately places into question such modern literary concerns as 'authorial intentionality', 'unity', 'originality' and 'textual closure', and will therefore be of interest to students of literary theory as well as to those specialising in medieval French literature. English translations of quotations from the poems are provided to ensure that a broader audience will benefit from this clearly argued study.

ISBN: 9780521111003

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm

Weight: 500g

336 pages