Les Enfances Guillaume dans le Roman de Guillaume d’Orange
Abstract
The Roman de Guillaume d’Orange most often frees itself from any specific influence coming from the songs contained in the Cycle: this is particularly true in the chapters corresponding to the Enfances Guillaume. The reworking makes ample room for interior life and new traits closely tied to the conception of a refined society. Our objective is to examine the rewriting for its own sake: inspiration and mentalities, the influence of contemporary mores, the conception of characters and the romance universe, and the tonality of the narrative, which is characterized by refinement, subtlety and finesse.