Thesis ID: CBB001562145

Etude et édition critique de la version longue du “Bestiaire” attribuée à Pierre de Beauvais (2004)

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Baker, Craig Alexander (Author)


Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
Speer, Mary Blakely
Ménard, Philippe


Publication Date: 2004
Edition Details: Advisors: Speer, Mary Blakely; Philippe Menard
Physical Details: 816 pp.
Language: French

According to its prologue, the Long Version of the Bestiary is the work of Pierre de Beauvais. Through the study of texts that can be surely attributed to Pierre, one may determine his period of activity with relative precision (1180-1218) and identify certain characteristic work habits. Chronological indications and the relationship between the two versions of the Bestiary indicate that the Short Version dates from before 1206 and is surely by Pierre. A careful examination of the sources of the Long Version ( Le Lucidaire , The Letter of Priester John , and Gossouin de Metz's Image du monde ) and the manner in which they are treated, on the other hand, leads to conclude that the second redaction dates from 1246-1260 and is not by Pierre. This conclusion is confirmed by the comparative study of the two works, which reveals important differences. While focusing on the two versions of the Bestiary , I have also sought to situate the bestiary with regards to the other branches of medieval learning, especially the encyclopedia and biblical exegesis. Although close to these two genres, the bestiary possesses its own specificity and cannot be assimilated to either. The present edition constitutes the first critical edition of this version of the text. It is based on the five known and accessible manuscript witnesses, as well as on an indepth study of the manuscript tradition, from the Physiologus and the Short Version to the Bestiary of Love by Richard de Fournival. The edition is followed by copious textual notes, indices of animals and proper names, and a glossary. A transcription of the Malines manuscript, the best witness of the Short Version, is provided in an appendix. My new edition and study of the text are intended to allow for a better understanding of this important work and of its place in the intellectual and artistic evolutions that marked the 13 th century.

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Description Cited in Diss. Abstr. Int. A 64/12 (2004): 4486. UMI pub no. 3117592.


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