Alteridad y anomalía: hombres extraños en la literatura francesa medieval
The figure of «the other» in Medieval Literature is presented as the inhabitant from far away lands, out of the centre established around the Ecumene. Its physiognomy and habits clash with the Occidental ones what makes it be considered even strange. The monstrous populations are located in Asia and...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2002 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de La Laguna (ULL) |
| Repositorio: | RIULL. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:riull.ull.es:915/22257 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/22257 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Literatura medieval Viajes Monstruos Maravillas |
| Resumo: | The figure of «the other» in Medieval Literature is presented as the inhabitant from far away lands, out of the centre established around the Ecumene. Its physiognomy and habits clash with the Occidental ones what makes it be considered even strange. The monstrous populations are located in Asia and particularly in India. They constitute a compulsory chapter in clerical encyclopaedias describing the world, from which they are propagated to romance texts. Travellers’ stories complete and renew the previous perspective, introducing, apart from the traditional lists of features, peculiar testimonies of their personal experiences. The Roman de Alexandre by Alexandre de Paris, Le Devisement du Monde by Marco Polo and Le Livre by Jean de Mandeville provide for a different vision of the «alter |
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