The contribution focuses on Eledus et Serene, a novel known at least since the second half of the 13th century, but which reached us in a late 14th-century version in verse, written in French starting from a Provençal model. The text raises the theme of male and female gender identities captured at the moment of their formation: in fact, it gives ample space to education, especially affective and sentimental, which is imparted to the protagonists, focusing on the pedagogical strategies and behavioral codes that are proposed by those adults who direct educational processes. Particularly interesting is the lesson given by the lady Sebile (vv. 2400-2713): this character with the emblematic name lavishes the young Serene with a rich series of love lessons, according to a teaching plan that includes a historical overview of the evolution of human passions and a large collection of paradigmatic cases offered by the lives of excellent lovers.
Il contributo si concentra sull’Eledus et Serene, romanzo conosciuto perlomeno dalla seconda metà del Duecento, ma giuntoci in una redazione in versi tardo trecentesca, scritta in francese a partire da un modello provenzale. Il testo solleva il tema delle identità di genere maschile e femminile colte nel momento del loro formarsi: concede, infatti, ampio spazio all’educazione, soprattutto affettiva e sentimentale, che viene impartita ai protagonisti, soffermandosi sulle strategie pedagogiche e sui codici comportamentali che vengono proposti da quegli adulti che dirigono i processi educativi. Particolarmente interessante è la lezione impartita dalla dama Sebile (vv. 2400-2713): questo personaggio dal nome emblematico prodiga alla giovane Serene una nutrita serie di ammaestramenti d’amore, secondo un piano didattico che comprende una panoramica storica sull’evoluzione delle passioni umane e un’ampia raccolta di casi paradigmatici offerti dalle vite di amanti eccellenti.
Educare all’amore. La modellizzazione letteraria delle identità di genere nel Roman d’Eledus et Serene
Giulia Murgia
2021-01-01
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The contribution focuses on Eledus et Serene, a novel known at least since the second half of the 13th century, but which reached us in a late 14th-century version in verse, written in French starting from a Provençal model. The text raises the theme of male and female gender identities captured at the moment of their formation: in fact, it gives ample space to education, especially affective and sentimental, which is imparted to the protagonists, focusing on the pedagogical strategies and behavioral codes that are proposed by those adults who direct educational processes. Particularly interesting is the lesson given by the lady Sebile (vv. 2400-2713): this character with the emblematic name lavishes the young Serene with a rich series of love lessons, according to a teaching plan that includes a historical overview of the evolution of human passions and a large collection of paradigmatic cases offered by the lives of excellent lovers.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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