O teatro dos sentidos: a unidade dramática nos lais de Marie de France (Século XII)

Abstract

This paper analyses the question of the dramatic unity in the composition of the lais of Marie de France (12th century) and its insertion in the tradition of the medieval romance literature. Its main objective is to discuss how the restriction of the narrative to a significant episode, the economy in the descriptions of the characters, the directionality of the narrated and the insertion of the marvelous, which are central aspects of the lais, contribute to the conservation of the dramatic unity of this romance medieval poetic short form, characterizing it as an antecedent of the modern short forms.