09 novembre 2017
10 novembre 2017
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Professor Ani Shahnazaryan graduated in Yerevan State University (Armenia) where she got her PhD in Philology in 2012. She is a Senior Researcher at the Scientific Research Institute of Ancient Manuscript (Matenadaran). Her research interests include Armenian Medieval Literature of the twelfth to seventeenth centuries, the comparative methodology of Ancient and Medieval Fables. She is currently preparing the critical edition of Armenian Medieval Fables. |
Cycle de cours sur la fable dans la littérature européenne
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Jeudi 9 novembre 2017, 14h-16h, local ERAS 55 (Collège Erasme)
1. The tradition of Indian and Old Greek Fables
Discussion of the influence of Indian and Aesop’s fables on the Armenian and European fable literature. Parallels between fables of the Panchatantra on the one hand, and fables of the Aghvesagirk (‘Book of the fox’, the Armenian fable’s book), Ysengrimus or The Roman de Renart on the other hand. This lecture is devoted to an interdisciplinary approach of the field of medieval literature and to the complexity of cultural networks.2. Тhe structure of Medieval Fable Collections in the 12th-14th centuries
Discussion of the five main kinds of stories included in the medieval collections: a) stories of good and bad churchmen (these were by far the most numerous ones in most of the collections), b) Biblical narratives, c) historical incidents (including examples from saints' lives), d) fables (both classical and original), e) Bestiary passages. -
Vendredi 10 novembre 2017, 9h30-11h30, local D.243 (Collège Erasme)
1. The European Medieval Fable
Discussion of fables of Marie de France, William Caxton, Odo of Cheriton, Robert Henryson, Jean de La Fontaine, Nigellus Wireker, Geoffrey Chaucer, in order to identify similarities and differences in the system of European and Armenian fables.2. Allegory of the Medieval Fables
а) When did animals first appear in the context of Christian literary and artistic symbolism?
b) How were they interpreted in theological or moralistic allegories?
c) Was there a continuous tradition that linked the early sources to the Middle Ages manifestations of disguised animal symbolism?
Ouvert à tous. Les leçons seront données en anglais.
Info : bernard.coulie@uclouvain.be