Performing Desire: Knowledge, Self, and Other in Richard de Fournival's "Bestiaire d'amours"
by Elizabeth Eva Leach, Jonathan Morton
In Performing Desire, Elizabeth Eva Leach and Jonathan Morton analyze Richard de Fournival's 'Bestiaire d'amours,' focusing on its exploration of knowledge, self, and the other through themes of desire. The book uncovers the text's performative elements and allegorical depth in medieval literature, providing a scholarly examination of love's intellectual dimensions.
About This Book
Performing Desire delves into Richard de Fournival's 'Bestiaire d'amours,' a key medieval text blending love and knowledge through animal allegories.
Elizabeth Eva Leach and Jonathan Morton examine how the work constructs notions of self and other, emphasizing performative aspects of desire in its narrative structure.
The analysis highlights the interplay between literary form and philosophical inquiry, offering a nuanced reading of 13th-century French literature.
This study contributes to understanding how medieval authors used bestiaries to explore human emotions and intellectual pursuits.
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