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McRae Debating the Roman de la rose A Critical Anthology Edited by Christine McWebb Introduction and Latin translations by Earl Jeffrey Richards RRTT77665511__CC000000..iinndddd iiii 1111//1155//22000066 99::2266::1199 AAMM Edited by Christine M Webb c Introduction and Latin translations by Earl Jeffrey Richards New York London Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business RRTT77665511__CC000000..iinndddd iiiiii 1111//1155//22000066 99::2266::1199 AAMM Routledge Routledge Taylor & Francis Group Taylor & Francis Group 270 Madison Avenue 2 Park Square New York, NY 10016 Milton Park, Abingdon Oxon OX14 4RN © 2007 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number-10: 0-415-96765-1 (Hardcover) International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-415-96765-5 (Hardcover) No part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publishers. Trademark Notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Debating the Roman de la rose : a critical anthology / edited by Christine McWebb ; introduction and Latin translations by Earl Jeffrey Richards. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-415-96765-1 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Jean, de Meun, d. 1305? Roman de la rose. 2. Guillaume, de Lorris, fl. 1230. Roman de la rose. 3. Romances--History and criticism. I. McWebb, Christine. II. Richards, Earl Jeffrey. PQ1529.D5 2006 841’.108--dc22 2006029608 Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the Routledge Web site at http://www.routledge-ny.com RRTT77665511__CC000000..iinndddd iivv 1111//1155//22000066 99::2266::1199 AAMM for Anna and Benjamin RRTT77665511__CC000000..iinndddd vv 1111//1155//22000066 99::2266::2200 AAMM RRTT77665511__CC000000..iinndddd vvii 1111//1155//22000066 99::2266::2200 AAMM Contents Preface xi User Guide xvii Introduction xxi Chapter One Italian Humanism and French Clericalism in the Fourteenth Century 1 A. The Beginning of the Debate about the Roman de la rose 1 B. The Roman as Auctoritas 3 1. Gilles li Muisis (1272–1353) 3 2. Pierre Ceffons 15 3. Raoul de Presles (1315–82) 16 C. The Debate about the Mendicants 20 1. Philippe de Mézières (1327–1405) 21 2. Jean le Fèvre (ca. 1320–ca.1390) 24 D. Antifeminism and the Jealous Husband 26 1. Pierre Ceffons 26 2. Matheolus (ca. 1295–?) and Jean le Fèvre 27 3. Philippe de Mézières 27 4. Le Mesnagier de Paris (anonymous; ca. 1393) 32 E. The Early Opponents 34 1. Guillaume de Digulleville (1295–1358) 34 2. The Song of Songs 39 Chapter Two The Defense of Courtly Discourse and Morals 45 A. The Poets’ Reaction 45 1. Eustache Deschamps (ca.1346–ca.1406) 46 2. Philippe de Mézières (1327–1405) 48 vii RRTT77665511__CC000000..iinndddd vviiii 1111//1155//22000066 99::2266::2200 AAMM viii Contents B. Christine de Pizan : The Debate before the Debate 50 1. 1399: L’epistre au dieu d’ amours 50 2. 1399–1400: Les enseignemens moraux que Cristine donne a son fi lz 92 3. 1400: Le livre du débat de deux amans 94 Chapter Three The Debate Epistles (1401–1402) 107 1. February 1, 1402: Letter from Christine de Pizan to the Queen Isabeau de Bavière (1371–1435) 108 2. September 13, 1401: Christine’s Explanatory Letter 112 3. September 13, 1401: Gontier Col Asks Christine to Send Him a Copy of Her Reply to Jean de Montreuil’s Treatise 114 4. June/July 1401: Christine’s Reaction to Jean de Montreuil’s Treatise on the Roman de la rose 118 5. September 15, 1401: Gontier Col’s Reply to Christine de Pizan 134 6. End of September, 1401: Christine Replies to the Above Letter from Gontier Col 136 7. October 2, 1402: Christine’s Response to Pierre Col 140 Chapter Four The Architectonics of Voices (1401–1404) 199 1. May–June/July, 1401: Epistles by Jean de Montreuil (1354–1418) 199 2. February 1(?), 1402: Christine’s Epistle to Guillaume de Tignonville 216 3. 1402: Christine’s Poem Le dit de la rose 219 4. 1401 or 1402: Pierre d’Ailly, Le jardin amoureux (1351–1420) 254 5. May 18, 1402: Jean Gerson’s (1363–1429) Treatise against the Roman de la rose 272 6. End of Summer, 1402: Pierre Col’s Reply to Christine de Pizan’s and Jean Gerson’s Treatises 306 7. July/August, 1402: Epistle 154 by Jean de Montreuil 344 8. After October 30, 1402: Pierre Col Replies to Christine de Pizan 348 9. December 1402: A Letter by Jean Gerson 352 10. December 1402–March 1403: Sermons of the Series Poenitemini by Jean Gerson 364 11. 1403–1404: Epistle 152 by Jean de Montreuil 372 RRTT77665511__CC000000..iinndddd vviiiiii 1111//1155//22000066 99::2266::2200 AAMM Contents ix Chapter Five The Debate after the Debate and French Humanism 381 A. Christine de Pizan—1403–13 381 1. 1403: Le livre de la mutacion de Fortune 381 2. 1404–1405: Le livre de la cité des dames 388 3. 1405: Le livre de l’advision Cristine 404 4. 1408–13: Autres Ballades: Rondel and Ballade XXXVII 412 5. 1410: Le livre de fais d’armes et de chevalerie 416 B. The Beginnings of French Humanism 420 1. Laurent de Premierfait (1360/70?–1418) 420 Appendix Variants 429 Bibliography 433 Index 441 RRTT77665511__CC000000..iinndddd iixx 1111//1155//22000066 99::2266::2200 AAMM