Fictions of Identity in Medieval France

Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Introduction: identity and encounter in medieval literature 1. The specular encounter in fictions of reciprocity: the Lais of Marie de France 2. The specular encounter in Arthurian Romance 3. From encounter to specular encounter in fictions of the courtly tryst 4. The specular encounter in fictions of lineage 5. Afterword: the specular encounter in perspective Appendix Notes Select bibliography Index.