Linguistic and Political Ferment in the Franco-Italian Epic: TheGeste Francoras Minor Literature
Luke Sunderland
This article proposes a reading of the medieval Franco-Italian epic collection La Geste Francor alongside Deleuze and Guattari's theory minor literature. A text once condemned as degenerate hybrid because its language, which combines forms Old French with elements Italian vernaculars, also challenges norms genre, thematic integrity, poetic consistency. Like other literature, it troubles constants traditional literary analysis, precisely our idea "literature" has been defined in relation to major works. concepts polylingualism their taxonomy languages allow for recuperation works like Geste; here, this leads an interpretation that casts language means managing harmonizing rival cultural, linguistic, political claims found northern Italy. Ultimately, though, offers different politics Guattari: tongue permits cohabitation respect tradition stability vectors change innovation.
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