Transgressions dans Le Moniage Guillaume
Violation of the norms in the Le Moniage Guillaume

Summary/Abstract: The French epic song Le Moniage Guillaume was created in the 12th century and is the latest work in the song cycle for Guillaume d’Orange. This poem reveals similarities of the epic genre with the hagiography and the three-dimensional nature of the main character through his three-stage path to merging with God. At the beginning of the song Guillaume displayed brute force against monks and robbers. The second stage of the journey is his rebellion in the monastery. The final stage is the emancipation and expression of the power of the spirit through its epic battles against the local demons and the victory over Satan. In his monastery, Guillaume does not part with his warlike nature, with his extreme brutality and unleashes holy madness.

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