Le coq médiéval

Le coq médiéval

The medieval speech on the cock, inherited partly from Latin authors, is spread through bestiaries. Its ambivalent symbolism oscillates between, on one side, its generosity and courage, on the other one, its loftiness and its lustful character. An attribute of Gaul, then of the kings of France from...

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Main Author: Michel Pastoureau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Laboratoire Éco-anthropologie et Ethnobiologie 2017-12-01
Series:Revue d'ethnoécologie
Subjects:
cock
bestiary
emblem
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/3288
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spelling doaj-40c93864f1b64ad59fa4cda4f2af49ec2020-11-24T23:11:36ZengLaboratoire Éco-anthropologie et EthnobiologieRevue d'ethnoécologie2267-24192017-12-011210.4000/ethnoecologie.3288Le coq médiévalMichel PastoureauThe medieval speech on the cock, inherited partly from Latin authors, is spread through bestiaries. Its ambivalent symbolism oscillates between, on one side, its generosity and courage, on the other one, its loftiness and its lustful character. An attribute of Gaul, then of the kings of France from the reign of Charles VII (1422-1461), the cock represents the Nation from the reign of Louis XIV, and its image is evoked then regularly in every conflict. During both world wars, it is the emblem of France battling against the invader.http://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/3288cockbestiaryemblem
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cock
bestiary
emblem
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title Le coq médiéval
title_short Le coq médiéval
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description The medieval speech on the cock, inherited partly from Latin authors, is spread through bestiaries. Its ambivalent symbolism oscillates between, on one side, its generosity and courage, on the other one, its loftiness and its lustful character. An attribute of Gaul, then of the kings of France from the reign of Charles VII (1422-1461), the cock represents the Nation from the reign of Louis XIV, and its image is evoked then regularly in every conflict. During both world wars, it is the emblem of France battling against the invader.
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bestiary
emblem
url http://journals.openedition.org/ethnoecologie/3288
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