Date of Award
2009
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Abstract
Twelfth century French feudal culture witnesses the codification of new marriage laws and a rapid rise in popularity of the Cult of the Virgin Mary, with correspondingly renewed attention being paid to women by ecclesiastical intellectuals of all sects. Of particular interest to these churchmen was the duty of the medieval wife to bear children. The Lais of Marie de France, a late twelfth-century text, often focus explicitly on motherhood (both biological and symbolic) and therefore allow a deeper examination of the new cultural representations of women in the dual role of spouse and mother. The Lais further highlight the symbolic role of the child as guarantor both of a woman's social value and of the validity of the love relationship based on the tenets of fin'amors instead of formal marriage.
Extent
vi, 62 p.
Recommended Citation
Firmino, Palazzolo Danielle, "mariage et la maternitâe chez Marie de France" (2009). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2000 - 2009. 1717.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_5/1717
Identifier
FADT2182086
Comments
by Danielle Firmino Palazzolo.|Abstract in English.|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2009.|Includes bibliography.|Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2009. Mode of access: World Wide Web.|by Danielle Firmino Palazzolo.