Fabliaux
Here are some general considerations on the latest reading I've done: the French in the French fabliaux Folio.
The structure of these stories, which have been classified as a genre in itself, is always formed by a rhyming couplet or octosyllabic assonanzati; the fabliaux does not address the court, the kings and princes, but the class middle-class, the provincial merchants, clergy, monks and priests with low country. The language used is plain and straightforward, without terms and concepts intellectually demanding or specific to some branch of knowledge. The situations are often repeated and so the tales are at times repetitive, this is likely to help the singers to remember everything.
Botte, screams, banquets, betrayal, crooks, thieves, schemers, trading of items, trips and meetings in the streets provide the basis of the story.
The plots are reduced to the meager descriptions and give a situational primitive, the narrator spoke very little, especially of creating tight dialogue, introducing the theme the story in a concise manner and quick.
These stories are short and entertaining, a truculent character; are treating the vices of society in the Middle Ages in no uncertain terms. Sometimes the thoughts and opinions of the minstrel society are expressed in words that go so far as to blasphemy, more often fabliaux retain a key to self-righteous in the end.
schematically some examples of teaching in the moral of the story are: 1
. God punishes those who had mocked unfairly than others.
2. Women are evil and its purpose is to deceive her husband.
3. It is not always all that is potentially positive honor to a person.
4. Everyone must remain what it is and not wanting to go beyond its nature.
5. Material possessions are in the hands of God who has power to give and take, while men can not escape their situation.
6. It is always wise to tell what you think.
7. Who has power often makes fun of poor people who are victims of abuse.
8. Often the truth comes out and the man died without being able to prove his innocence, and this shows how little we know about reality.
9. Those who plot against the people around him, he loses everything he wanted.
10. Worth much more than being clever that strong, being the shrewd to be learned.
11. The money may come a person everywhere, with it you get items and women, and is a symbol of evil.
12. Thieves get rich, but then they pay the consequences, because God puts them in a state of trial.
13. Children tell it all with great innocence, so do not let them see everything you do, especially if you do something improper.
point of view on women is twofold: on one hand, the woman "Angel", on the other and more often the woman is evil, or suffering because she has to endure the harassment of her husband, by his cunning he also manages to resolve situations and give a lesson in virtue. In
fabliaux you should never let their wives bring the pants home, and we recommend that you give them a good lesson. Husbands should also not believe that their women are smarter than them, because this will lead to sad consequences.
Women often cheat because they are compelled to do so by other women, they easily betray their husbands and are therefore evil. They are clever because they always manage to convince her husband that they want, above all, that are honest and faithful.
As for classes, are represented by the sons of knights and horsemen, and people portrayed as morally more righteous and better than others.
Often women who are part of a higher class are also on familiar terms with her husband and prove more honest with him than the others.
The vision of the church is just as clear and sharp: the priests are seen in a negative way: they steal, they are full of vices and are looking for other women. They encourage honest people to lead a life of abject, want virgins and corrupt, often a wife or a partner, and undermine women already married. The priests are corrupt and disrespectful of the very institution they represent; come to use the money to bribe the almsgiving women. They sell for money the absolution of sins and the right to enter heaven to those who did not have it.
These views are part of children's injury and the clichés of the company, but known to have a kernel of truth that makes then fabliau important evidence on medieval society.
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