The Thesis proposes a comprehensive study and the complete translation of the most extensive branch of the Roman de Renart, better known as Renart Empereur. In the past, branch XI, according to Martin's numbering, has enjoyed considerable success, as demonstrated by the large manuscript tradition, consisting of twelve codices and two fragments, and by the revival of some fundamental themes of the war between King Noble and Renart and the coronation of the fox in the epigonal works Renart le Nouvel and Le Couronnement Renart; however, modern criticism has relegated this branch to a subordinate role, judging it to lack the heroic-comic character typical of the older branches, and to lack a harmonious and well-organized narrative architecture. This [thesis] works towards a general re-evaluation of the branch, believing that the negative judgments on it derive from two misunderstandings: the evaluation of a medieval literary product through modern aesthetic criteria, and the idea that the structural fragmentation of the branch derives from the poor ability of the author responsible for the entire text. - [Abstract]

Language: Italian