To 'reproduce the forms of ancestors': The Conception(s) of Medieval Romance

“再现祖先的形式”：中世纪浪漫的观念

• 批准号: 2887453
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Bristol
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2887453
• 关键词: reproduce; forms; ancestors; Conception; Medieval

My doctoral research will generate the first book-length study of the theme of conception in Old French, MiddleFrench, and Middle English romances. Today, conception is seen as the essential yet fleeting moment whichbegins each of our lives. However, in the Middle Ages conception was more than a biological process: not only didit enable the structures of inheritance which underpinned medieval hierarchies, but through the Immaculateconception it became the narrative structure upon which Christianity was built, thus shaping the religious and sociallandscape of Europe. The importance of conception is displayed through its familiar, frequently-problematic, andundoubtedly-influential presence across medieval romance. These works show that conception extends beyond aproductive sexual encounter: it is a romance mechanism with the potential to enhance and even change ourunderstanding of texts in which it features. This subject offers unique insights into the genesis of medieval life andliterature.

我的博士研究将产生第一本关于古法语、中古法语和中古英语浪漫故事中的受孕主题的全书研究。如今，受孕被视为我们每个人生命开始的重要而又短暂的时刻。然而，在中世纪，受孕不仅仅是一个生物学过程：它不仅促成了支撑中世纪等级制度的继承结构，而且通过完美受孕，它成为基督教赖以建立的叙事结构，从而塑造了欧洲的宗教和社会景观。受孕的重要性通过它在中世纪浪漫史中常见的、经常出现问题的、无疑具有影响力的存在而得以体现。这些作品表明，受孕超越了富有成效的性接触：它是一种浪漫机制，有可能增强甚至改变我们对其所包含的文本的理解。该主题提供了对中世纪生活和文学起源的独特见解。