Lyric Discourse and Female Vocality: On the Unsilencing of Silence

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Abstract

The practice of lyric allows both Silence and Nicolete of chantefable fame to transcend the limits of gender, by validating both their male and female personae at once. Whether purely literary convention or reality, this empowerment is characteristic of medieval lyric discourse.
Original languageAmerican English
JournalArthuriana
Volume12
DOIs
StatePublished - 2002

Disciplines

  • Arts and Humanities
  • French and Francophone Language and Literature

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