The Influence of Debate Culture on Literature -- Le Roman de la Rose, a Cauldron of Controversy -- The Debate of the Rose -- Early Fifteenth Century France: A Historical and Cultural -- Climate of Chaos -- La Belle Dame sans Mercy and the Never-ending Quarrel -- The Two Debates: Exemplum, Morality, Motive, and Method -- Appendix A: The Debate of Le Roman de la Rose -- Appendix B: The Quarrel of La Belle Dame sans Mercy
Summary
"This volume immerses readers in a debate tradition that flourished in France during the late Middle Ages, focusing on two works that were both popular and controversial in their time and the discussions they sparked surrounding questions of women's agency, love, marriage, and honor"