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    Language and the Negotiation of Power Relationships in Selected Lais of Marie de France

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    Roberts, Karen
    Publication Date
    2007-12-22T00:00:00-08:00
    Degree Name
    Master of Arts (MA)
    Academic Department
    English
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    The twelfth-century Lais of Marie de France reveal a societal move from using violence and force as the predominant method of negotiating power relationships to the use of language and words to affect the power dynamic particularly on an interpersonal basis. To illustrate this aspect of Marie's writing and to establish a general context for a pragmatic analysis of her work, this study reviews the medieval culture from a social, political, and religious perspective as it bears upon power positions between various people and institutions that made up the medieval European world. In addition, Marie's beliefs in regard to marriage, love, and courtliness are also investigated since these beliefs are integral to any review of her work. By applying a pragmatic approach to the study of a selection of Marie's Lais, her particular use of language in negotiating the power relationships between her characters is demonstrated.
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    https://westcollections.wcsu.edu/handle/20.500.12945/211
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