Borgias in Armagnac ? The count, his sister, the Church and the King. Reflections on the incest o... more Borgias in Armagnac ? The count, his sister, the Church and the King. Reflections on the incest of John V (1420-1473). The incestuous union of John V of Armagnac and his sister Isabella in the middle of the XVth century puts into focus a southern French baron, guilty of an unheard of and shocking excess of the flesh, correctly described as sinful, and the powers interested in this kind of fault, starting with the Church. The article aims to show how, from the very start, the matrimonial logic of the count, in his geographical, cultural and social context, can explain the very comprehensive attitude of the aristocratic milieu at the time. It goes on to examine the ecclesiastical responses to the unspeakable sin committed by the prince, in order to understand the reaction of the monarchy, which, far from being one of pure political calculation, employs all the rhetoric of his very Christian majesty, in order to handle, through the law and through the sword, a very fascinating case.
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2014
Cette étude se propose de confronter à partir d'un exemple de motif narratif, celui du poison... more Cette étude se propose de confronter à partir d'un exemple de motif narratif, celui du poison et de l'empoisonnement dans la littérature dite « chevaleresque » de langue d'oïl entre 1100 et 1400, les approches historienne et littéraire, après des considérations générales sur la place et la consistance de la thématique du venin criminel dans les œuvres fictionnelles classées parmi les épopées et les chansons de geste.
Borgias in Armagnac ? The count, his sister, the Church and the King. Reflections on the incest o... more Borgias in Armagnac ? The count, his sister, the Church and the King. Reflections on the incest of John V (1420-1473). The incestuous union of John V of Armagnac and his sister Isabella in the middle of the XVth century puts into focus a southern French baron, guilty of an unheard of and shocking excess of the flesh, correctly described as sinful, and the powers interested in this kind of fault, starting with the Church. The article aims to show how, from the very start, the matrimonial logic of the count, in his geographical, cultural and social context, can explain the very comprehensive attitude of the aristocratic milieu at the time. It goes on to examine the ecclesiastical responses to the unspeakable sin committed by the prince, in order to understand the reaction of the monarchy, which, far from being one of pure political calculation, employs all the rhetoric of his very Christian majesty, in order to handle, through the law and through the sword, a very fascinating case.
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), 2014
Cette étude se propose de confronter à partir d'un exemple de motif narratif, celui du poison... more Cette étude se propose de confronter à partir d'un exemple de motif narratif, celui du poison et de l'empoisonnement dans la littérature dite « chevaleresque » de langue d'oïl entre 1100 et 1400, les approches historienne et littéraire, après des considérations générales sur la place et la consistance de la thématique du venin criminel dans les œuvres fictionnelles classées parmi les épopées et les chansons de geste.
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