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Marie de France's "Lanval" and "Bisclavet", 2007.
This paper discusses the lais "Lanval" and "Bisclavet" by Marie de France, which speak about marriage.
1,670 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 2 sources, APA, $ 54.95
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This paper explains that many of the lais of Marie de France seem like fairy tales because of their use of supernatural symbolism and metaphor; however, the narrative poems of "Lanval" and "Bisclavet" contain profound revelations of the tensions inherent to the marital bond. The author points out that, in "Lanval", tension-laden cultural concepts are expressed through the symbolic metaphor of invisibility of the title protagonist's wife. The paper relates that the tension between the public and private aspects of marriage is underlined in the lai "Bisclavet", the tale of a werewolf.
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"Of course, it might be argued that Lanval's fairy situation is fairly unique. Yet, the supernatural metaphor of invisibility parallels in some ways his original starting societal position at the beginning of the tale. Lanval is known to be the son of a "wealthy king," but he has spent his father's money already, which creates a dissonance between his perceived social state and the reality. Lanval is also a relative stranger to the court, hence the references to him dwelling in a hotel. Thus, he cuts a particularly suspect figure."
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Marie de France: "Lanval", 1999.
This paper is a literary analysis of the medieval poet's lay of an Arthurian knight, "Lanval".
1,245 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 5 sources, $ 42.95
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This paper is an in-depth literary analysis of the Arthurian poem, Lanval by Marie de France. While analyzing the lay, the author also relates the material to the time period-the Middle Ages, and places the story in context.
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"Marie de France's Lay, Lanval, is a romantic Arthurian Poem laced with the supernatural and political undertones. It seems to show a new side of King Arthur that we do not see in other Arthurian tales of the period and points out the flawed judicial system in place as well as the corruptibility of the court. Marie also portrays her female characters in an unusual way and shows us more than one side to the feminine face in literature."
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"The Lais of Marie de France" by Marie Defrance, 1990.
This paper analyzes "The Lais of Marie de France" about attitudes and behavior of women in medieval tales, emphasizing sexuality.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, $ 47.95
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"The Lais of Marie de France presents an unorthodox view of the attitudes and behavior of women in Medieval Europe, a view which demonstrates that the male prescriptions designed to subjugate women and control their attitudes and behavior were not always followed by women of that era.
The women portrayed in the lays written by Marie are much stronger, independent and passionate than the official powers of that era would like us to believe. This female strength meant that men were not always as strong and dominant over women as those same official powers would have it.
As Marie writes in "Guigemar," one knight's love for his woman (who was herself married to the "lord who ruled over the city") put him in a position of subjugation to her: "The knight remained alone, mournful and downcast . . . He knew that, if he ... "
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Marie de France's "Eliduc", 2008.
An analysis of the social conventions and gender differences in Marie de France's "Eliduc."
1,173 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper introduces and discusses Marie de France's "Eliduc," which is a typical Medieval story of courtly love. It describes the plot of the story, as well as the main characters. The paper then discusses Gayle Rubin's theories about the the social conventions of the story of "Eliduc" in her work, "Traffic of Women." It also describes how Rubin specifically looks at the social conventions regarding the gender differences in Marie de France's story.
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"By taking the example of the animals, the characters highlight the importance of unrestrained desire, which does not wait for social confirmation or acceptance of an action. Expectedly, the triangle would have been solved either with Guilliadun's death or with the sacrifice of the unlawful couple. Here however, social oppression is shaken off by the sacrifice performed by Eliduc's wife. Without further thought, she is so rejoiced at the revival of Guilliadun that she decides instantly to go to a convent and take the veil, thus leaving her husband free to marry his chosen lady. Love is thus placed hierarchically above the constraining marriage. The end of the story brings back the reconciliation of the characters with God, as they marry and then all retire to a convent: "Eliduc married his beloved; the celebrations were conducted with great honor and a noble service on the day of their wedding. They lived together for a long time, and their love was entirely courtly. They gave generous alms and did good deeds, until finally they turned towards God."("Eliduc") Earthly love and divine love are thus brought together and reconciled."
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Marie de France's ?Eliduc?, 2002.
This paper describes, based on Marie de France's ?Eliduc, how love can be fickle yet strong when needed .
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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The paper asks the questions: Is love blind or does love bind us to the faith of a higher form of selflessness? This paper argues that a character from Marie de France's ?Eliduc? has a higher strength with love and, when the time of her strength is called for, she uses that power within her.
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"The Lais of Marie de France", 2005.
This paper examines the text of "The Lais of Marie de France" concerning the representation of 'courtly love'.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper argues that, in 'The Lais of Marie de France', 'love' is represented as a source of irrational disruption to a political order based largely upon reason and patriarchal authority. The author points out that the problem of focusing on only 'courtly love' is the risk of overlooking a range of complex issues addressed in this collection of lyrical stories. The paper relates that one of the most interesting of these issues is the text's representation of the feudal political context in which it was created.
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"While the focus of much of the research, as well as readers' interest, regarding The Lais of Marie de France concerns the representation of "courtly love" in the text, this focus risks overlooking a range of complex issues addressed in the collection of lyrical stories. One of the most interesting of these issues is the text's representation of the feudal political context in which it was created. This essay argues that, in 'The Lais of Marie de France', 'love' is represented as a source of irrational disruption to a political order based largely upon reason and patriarchal authority."
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"Lais of Marie de France", 2005.
A review of the "Lais of Marie de France".
920 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper is a critical response to the "Lais of Marie de France", a medieval anthology of romance tales collected and written by a woman whose identity is obscure. It also looks at how medieval social customs and role of women revealed by the anthology.
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What is most remarkable about the texts of The Lais of Marie de Franceis that they seem representative of the medieval social mind-set and soemblematic of social customs of the period The portrayal of decorous though sometimes perilous experience of roman
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Marie de France and Courtly Love, 2005.
An analysis of the conventions of courtly love in presented in Marie de France's lais of "Eliduc" and "Equitan".
1,860 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper looks at courtly love and how it was used in the love stories of the Middle Ages. It examines how the lais of Marie de France were unusual in that they didn't always follow the standard courtly love conventions exactly and looks at the reasons why.
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"In Eliduc Guilliadun is of more noble birth than Eliduc, but to break from convention she takes on the role of the admirer. It is she who initiates the relationship by inviting him to come and talk with her(lines 277-278), who upon being struck by love turned pale (line 306), who hesitates in telling him how she feels (lines 307-308) and who later on will suffer sleepless nights because of it (line 331). Although she adheres to all the courtly love conventions as the admirer, she is definitely not representative of the authoritative courtly lady; this stereotype is less important to Marie de France than the dynamic of the lai, as it is fundamental to our understanding of the characters that it is Guilliadun who initiates the relationship and not Eliduc."
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Letter from Marie De L'Incarnation, 2005.
This is an examination of historical evidence, specifically a letter from Marie De L'Incarnation.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper analyzes a letter from Marie De L'Incarnation, a missionary in New France, to a lady of rank in France. The paper proposes that the primary purpose of this letter was to persuade the lady in France to raise money for the mission in New France. The paper discusses how this letter tells us an enormous amount about 17th century inhabitants of the area today called Canada. The paper further discusses how white people such as Marie De L'Incarnation were foreigners, visiting the country on a specific mission.
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"This document is a letter from Marie De L'Incarnation, a missionary in New France, to a lady of rank in France. The primary purpose of this letter was to persuade the lady in France to raise money for the mission in New France. This letter tells us an enormous amount about 17^th century inhabitants of the area we today call Canada. For example, it reminds us that white people such as Marie De L'Incarnation were foreigners, visiting the country on a specific mission."
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HSBC Holdings Acquisition of Credit Commercial de France (CCF), 2002.
An analysis of the proposed HSBC Holdings acquisition of Credit Commercial de France (CCF).
1,820 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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In early-April 2000, HSBC Holdings PLC agreed to acquire a majority holding in Credit Commercial de France (CCF). The proposed merger of the two banking firms is analyzed in this paper. The analysis focuses on strategic choices made by HSBC in developing its acquisition strategy, motivations by both firms for the merger, a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis of the proposed merger, analysis of the proposed merger within the context of Porter?s Five-Forces Model of Competitiveness and challenges that will be faced by HSBC in relation to differences in corporate cultures should the merger be completed.
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"A major motivation for HSBC to acquire CCF was to dilute the company?s risk exposure in the Asian market (considered by HSBC management to be highly volatile) by increasing the company?s presence in the European banking industry ("S&P Affirms HSBC Holdings Plc," 2000).
CCF, a successful but medium-sized company, has been a takeover target for larger financial institutions in Europe for more than a year. The suitors and their proposals, however, were not attractive to CCF management. Realizing that acquisition was probable sooner rather than later, CCF management was amenable to an acquisition proposal that addressed their own needs and those of CCF shareholders. The HSBC offer, which came as a surprise, met each of these requirements and has been recommended to CCF shareholders by the CCF board ("HSBC ?a Major Player in Europe,?" 2000). Job losses at CCF, as an example, are expected to be minimal in an HSBC-CCF merger."
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Queen Marie Antoinette of France, 2008.
This paper discusses Queen Marie Antoinette of France and the French Revolution.
1,740 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 56.95
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This paper states that Marie Antoinette is probably one of the most remembered yet most misunderstood women in history. This paper points out that the life of Marie Antoinette was similar to the lives of most women in the 18th century. The paper relates that women, especially ones in royalty, were seen more as bargaining tokens than human beings, and marriages were not based on mutual love, respect or caring, but on some political alliance or property arrangement. The author underscores that Marie Antoinette was not only a pawn of historical circumstance but her excessive tastes, flippant wit and devotion to Catholicism contributed to the class animosity that underlay the French Revolution. The paper concludes that, if she and her husband King Louis XVI had been more focused on what France needed rather than themselves, the revolution could have been prevented.
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"Marie Antoinette was born to the great Austrian empress Maria Theresa on November 2, 1755. Maria Theresa was a woman who capably ran the Austrian monarchy even after her husband died, leaving her at a country that was clearly unwilling to accept a female monarch. As a young teenager, she was obliged to wed Louis XVI of France to symbolize an alliance made between Austria and France. Ironically, at the beginning of her marriage to the dauphin, Marie Antoinette was much loved by the French people for her kindness to peasants and her willingness to interact with her subjects."
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Paul Valery's "Introduction de la Methode de Leonard de Vinci", 2002.
This paper compares a quote taken from Paul Valery's "Introduction de la Methode de Leonard de Vinci" and to Salman Rushdie's "Haroun and the Sea of Stories".
1,090 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper reviews the specific pieces by Valery and Rushdie and other pertinent supportive material. The paper concludes that Valery was a man of words who often felt that those who used them didn't know their power. The author feels that Valery knew the power of words but often felt the "gift" to write was not empowering.
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"His quote, "Beauty is a way of death. The novelty, the intensity, the strangeness, in a word, all the values of shock supplant it", can be likened to the hunter who loves the hunt more than the eventual catch. So it is with words for Valery. It is the process, the thinking, the effort that fascinates him?not the work itself. Perhaps that is because he left the world of literature for the analytical and precise world of science."
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The Women of Sir Lanval or Launfal, 2002.
An comparative analysis of the role of female characters in Marie de France's "Sir Lanval" to Thomas Chester's "Sir Launfal".
703 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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This paper examines the relationship of Sir Lanval/Launfal with women from two different interpretations of the story of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. In "Sir Lanval", the female characters have no real substance, they seem to appear merely to help the plot along and increase the trials and triumphs of the protagonist. In "Sir Launfal", Chester gives these important female characters more depth by giving both the fairy princess and the queen names. Neither writer develops these important female characters to their fullest potential.
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Many Medieval English works contained tails of the legendary King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Marie de France?s Lanval is yet another medieval work set primarily in Camelot and contains the Knights of the Round Table -- As well as Thomas Chester?s Sir Launfal, which is influenced greatly by Marie de France?s work. Sir Launfal varies slightly from Lanval, but the plot is basically the same.
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Reversed Roles of Women in Literature, 2002.
A look at Marie de France?s "Lanval", and Geoffrey Chaucer?s "The Wife of Bath" including an analysis of their attitudes towards typical female roles.
1,610 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The writer presents the view that both of these novels illustrate the cultural conflicts of women?s social and economic status. These two literary pieces challenge the stereotypical roles of women by depicting the female characters as heroic, wealthy and experienced in areas outside of the household.
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"To fully understand and appreciate the challenging characteristics in The Wife of Bath, one must acknowledge the traditional and antifeminist writings that dominated literature at that time. The medieval church identified certain characteristics with men and others for women. The rational, intellectual, and more authoritative side of human nature predominated in men while the irrational, material, and sensual side of human nature predominated in women. These beliefs were revealed throughout much of the literature written before and during Chaucer?s time. One of the central sources for his work follows that of Jerome?s letter Adversus Jovinianum. "
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Perdita and La Frense, 2002.
A comparison of the similarities between William Shakespeare's character Perdita and Marie de France's La Frense.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper is a compare / contrast essay on the characters of Perdita from Shakespeare's "Winters Tale", and of La Frense from the poem by Marie de France "The Laius of Marie de France". It looks at their similarities in family and foundling history, an their differences particularly in their significance to others within the story.
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