Since the Reynard stories were not written by one person, and various parts of the stories were written without any collaboration, the character of Reynard shifts from a Robin Hood type hero to a villainous rogue, and anything in between. However, there are a few similarities between all versions. The Flemish adaptations of these French tales by Aenout and Willem ( c. 1250) were the sources of the Dutch and Low German prose manuscripts and chapbooks, which in turn were used by the English printer William Caxton and subsequent imitators down to J.W. Because of the popularity of these tales the nickname renard has replaced the old word goupil (“fox”) throughout France. The facetious portrayal of rustic life, the camel as a papal legate speaking broken French, the animals riding on horses and recounting elaborate dreams, suggest the atmosphere of 13th-century France and foreshadow the more sophisticated “Nun’s Priest’s Tale” of Geoffrey Chaucer. These French branches are probably elaborations of the same kernel poem that was used by Heinrich in the earlier German version. The main literary tradition of Reynard the Fox descends from the surviving French “branches” of the Roman de Renart (about 30 in number, totaling nearly 40,000 lines of verse). In addition, the point of such beast fables is satire of the contemporary social and political scenes. Reynard the Fox satirizes the royal court, the judicial system, and many other aspects of medieval life. Most versions of Reynard the Fox are long, and the episodes are only vaguely related. In Reynard the Fox, the character of Reynard provides the connective thread.
REYNARD FOX LATIN MANUSCRIPT SERIES
The underlying framework of this popular medieval literary form is a series of stories linked by common characters.
Reynard the Fox is a beast fable, generally a satirical genre in which human follies are portrayed as belonging to animals. They are well weighted with an improved ratio of crushed marble and resin, and then finished with a felt underlay. This results in an aged beautiful set that is eye catching and really stands out.
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