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1882
Volume 1, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 0373-6075
  • E-ISSN: 2507-0185

Abstract

Abstract

Au xvie siècle, le théologien parisien Valerand de la Varenne publia une épopée latine en quatre livres concernant la vie et la passion de Jeanne d'Arc. Une analyse fouillée des sources poétiques et en prose utilisées par l'auteur demontre que Valerand non seulement imita les poètes latins classiques, mais fit peuve d'une connaissance approfondie de la poésie latine chrétienne de l'Antiquité tardive. De plus, les arguments théologiques relatifs aux femmes participant à la guerre montrent l'influence de différentes œuvres historiographiques, particulièrement les exemples rassemblés par Valère Maxime. L'examen des sources révèle que les éditions du texte, bien que probablement imprimées du vivant de l'auteur, contiennent des ereurs textuelles.

Abstract

In the sixteenth century the Parisian theologician Valerand de la Varenne published a Latin epic of four books concerning the life and the passion of Joan of Arc. A thorough analysis of the prose and poetic sources used by the author demonstrates that Valerand has not only imitated the classical Roman poets, but also is considerably imbued with the Christian Latin poetry of late antiquity. Further the theological arguments about women participating in war show the influence of different historiographical works, especially the examples collected by Valerius Maximus. The examination of the sources reveals that the editions, though probably printed within the poet's lifetime, contain textual corruption.

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2006-01-01
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