International Workshop on October 17 and 18 at Freie Universität Berlin
No 302/2019 from Oct 15, 2019
Epic literature in France around 1500 is the topic of an international public workshop on October 17 and 18, 2019, at Freie Universität Berlin. The event will be in English and French. Daniel Melde (Freie Universität Berlin) and Sandra Provini (Université de Rouen) are organizing the event. Sandra Provini is a visiting scholar at Freie Universität Berlin through the Dahlem Junior Host Program.
The French military expeditions against Italy, England, and the Habsburg monarchy around 1500 inspired a wide number of texts in France that employed the formula of ancient epic poetry in order to portray significant historical events. ...
