Daniel HELLER-ROAZEN, Fortune’s Faces. The Roman de la Rose and the Poetics of Contingency, Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins U.P., 2003 ; 1 vol. in-8°, XIII-206 p. (Parallax. Revisions of Culture and Society). ISBN : 0-8018-7191-3. Prix : USD 45.
Escoufle, hüa, milan, nieble: a lexicological analysis The “escoufle” (kite), which gave its name to Jean Renart’s first romance, is a despised vulture, whose names have evolved over the centuries. From milvus to escoufle, hua(t), huan(t), huar(t) or ni(e)ble in the Middle Ages, the bird has returne...
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| Riassunto: | Escoufle, hüa, milan, nieble: a lexicological analysis The “escoufle” (kite), which gave its name to Jean Renart’s first romance, is a despised vulture, whose names have evolved over the centuries. From milvus to escoufle, hua(t), huan(t), huar(t) or ni(e)ble in the Middle Ages, the bird has returned through French to its Latin origins and is now more commonly called milan (kite), while still maintaining its pejorative symbolism. |
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