Compare And Contrast La Chansson D Audigier

As we have compared le pet dou vilain and La Farce du Menuyer, we will turn our focus onto a markedly different medieval text, La Chanson d’Audigier. Before we begin our analysis of this parody, although le pet dou vilain and La Farce du Menuyer have a connection to each other, La Chanson D’Audigier has its roots form another form of literature as it is “A parody of medieval epic…chanson de geste.” Thus, one could deduce that there will be an altered approach to scatology. An angle that could be considered dissimilar in La Chanson d’Audigier is the use of metabolic processes as a vehicle of sexual transgressions and romance. On line 489 it states “En chiant li a mis el doi l’ennel” . In this case, the lady is defecating and the knight appears to …show more content…
This demonstrates to us a contradictory method of employment of scatology with a non-religious focus. This use of stercoraceous objects, as a means of displaying sexual arousal, is not unique to the works of La Chanson d’Audigier. According to István Czachesz, whilst discussing scatological humour in Greek literature, he asserts that a salient component of scatological humour is that its, “references to metabolic products are mixed with erotic elements.” Furthering this, Kathryn Gravdal attests that within the parody “We understand immediately that in scenes of courtship and wedding…, defecation… and scatophagy signify pleasure.” This suggests that line 489 in La Chanson d’Audigier is an effective way to portray the knight’s carnal desires.
Enhancing the argument of a differing role of scatology in La Chanson d’Audigier, it appears that the connection between religion and scatology is not the primary focus of this parody. In light of this