Models of Narrative and Medieval French Literature
FAIN: FB-12274-74
Evelyn Birge Vitz
New York University (New York, NY 10012-1019)
To make a systematic application of contemporary theories and models of narrative structure to a number of particularly problematic medieval French works and to evaluate the results. The study will enlarge P.I.'s understanding of the nature of medieval narrative as well as of the use and limitations of theories of narrative structure.