Élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du Voir Dit de Guillaume de Machaut

Clarification and Annotation of an Enigmatic Passage in Guillaume de Machaut’s Voir Dit Verses 2038–2043 of Guillaume de Machaut’s Voir Dit (in P. Imbs’ edition) complete the portrait of Toute Belle with a disconcerting “object” : an herminette (small ermine), to which is attached a little cha...

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Hovedforfatter: Martineau, Anne
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spelling cairn-RMA_172_0345RMALe Moyen Âge https://shs.cairn.info/revue-le-moyen-age-2011-2-page-345?lang=fr https://doi.org/10.3917/rma.172.0345 Élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du Voir Dit de Guillaume de Machaut Martineau, Anne2012 ermineinconstancymoultingresurrectionweaselfre Le Moyen Âge | CXVII | 2 | 2012-01-30 | p. 345-361 | 0027-2841 RMA_17251 Clarification and Annotation of an Enigmatic Passage in Guillaume de Machaut’s Voir Dit Verses 2038–2043 of Guillaume de Machaut’s Voir Dit (in P. Imbs’ edition) complete the portrait of Toute Belle with a disconcerting “object” : an herminette (small ermine), to which is attached a little chain and a magnificent ring. This article aims to show that this is not the fur of a small dead ermine, but a small ermine that is very much alive, on a leash (the little chain) and with a collar (the ring), Toute Belle’s pet animal. This is her double. Machaut makes this clear by establishing a physical proximity between the two (the lady holds the small ermine), which he reinforces with onomastic proximity : Toute Belle is an anagram of ou Bellette (“or Weasel”). The zoological characteristics of weasels and stoats (who change their “dress” in winter), the myths that went around about them, linked to the lady’s own characteristics and the grievances done to her, clarify her love affair with the Poet and encourage us to look on her less severely and more courteously.Cairn free access
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topic ermine
inconstancy
moulting
resurrection
weasel
spellingShingle ermine
inconstancy
moulting
resurrection
weasel
Martineau, Anne
Élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du Voir Dit de Guillaume de Machaut
topic_facet ermine
inconstancy
moulting
resurrection
weasel
description Clarification and Annotation of an Enigmatic Passage in Guillaume de Machaut’s Voir Dit Verses 2038–2043 of Guillaume de Machaut’s Voir Dit (in P. Imbs’ edition) complete the portrait of Toute Belle with a disconcerting “object” : an herminette (small ermine), to which is attached a little chain and a magnificent ring. This article aims to show that this is not the fur of a small dead ermine, but a small ermine that is very much alive, on a leash (the little chain) and with a collar (the ring), Toute Belle’s pet animal. This is her double. Machaut makes this clear by establishing a physical proximity between the two (the lady holds the small ermine), which he reinforces with onomastic proximity : Toute Belle is an anagram of ou Bellette (“or Weasel”). The zoological characteristics of weasels and stoats (who change their “dress” in winter), the myths that went around about them, linked to the lady’s own characteristics and the grievances done to her, clarify her love affair with the Poet and encourage us to look on her less severely and more courteously.
author Martineau, Anne
author_facet Martineau, Anne
author_sort Martineau, Anne
title Élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du Voir Dit de Guillaume de Machaut
title_short Élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du Voir Dit de Guillaume de Machaut
title_full Élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du Voir Dit de Guillaume de Machaut
title_fullStr Élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du Voir Dit de Guillaume de Machaut
title_full_unstemmed Élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du Voir Dit de Guillaume de Machaut
title_sort élucidation et glose d'un passage énigmatique du voir dit de guillaume de machaut
publishDate 2012
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