'On the Streets and in the Book': Text, Subtext and Context in Lyon's La Chevauchée de l'asne, 1566

• Author / Creator

  Pageau, François V.

• This thesis examines the relationship between text and context in a booklet describing a charivari held in Lyon, in 1566, published in a period of heightened civic social tensions between the first two episodes of armed conflict of the French Wars of Religion. By looking at the printed account of a festive procession, this thesis will explore how the Suppots de la Coquille, a group of small printers who were also prominent members of Lyon’s network of abbeys of misrule, used this publication to assert their social prestige. They embodied a nascent, urban, pragmatic petite bourgeoisie which positioned itself to avoid persecution from polarized religious factions in Lyon. This examination will yield a unique insight into the ways power struggles between urban groups are embedded in a text, and illustrate how this cultural artifact reflects the historical context of its production.

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Popular Culture
  • Medieval France
  • Charivari

• Graduation date

  Fall 2013

• Type of Item

  Thesis

• Degree

  Master of Arts

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R3NP1WV7C

• License

  This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.