Creole Medievalism: Colonial France and Joseph Bédier’s Middle Ages

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CREOLE MEDIEVALISM This page intentionally left blank Creole Medievalism . . . . Colonial France and Joseph Bédier’s Middle Ages Michelle R. Warren University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London The University of Minnesota Press gratefully acknowledges financial assistance provided for the publication of this book by the Office of the Dean of Faculty and the David Bloom and Leslie Chao Fellowship, Dartmouth College. Portions of chapters 3, 4, and 5 were previously published in “Au commencement était l’île: The Colonial Formation of Joseph Bédier’s Chanson de Roland,” in Postcolonial Approaches to the European Middle Ages: Translating Cultures, ed. Ananya Jahanara Kabir and Deanne M. Williams (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005), 205–26. Portions of chapter 5 also appeared in “The Noise of Roland,” Exemplaria 16, no. 2 (2004): 277–304. Reprinted with permission. Copyright 2011 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying , recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Warren, Michelle R., 1967– Creole medievalism : colonial France and Joseph Bédier's Middle Ages / Michelle R. Warren. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8166-6525-9 (hc : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8166-6526-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Bédier, Joseph, 1864–1938—Knowledge—Middle Ages. 2. Bédier, Joseph, 1864– 1938—Knowledge—Réunion. 3. Bédier, Joseph, 1864–1938—Knowledge—French literature. 4. Réunion—History. 5. Réunion—In literature. 6. Medievalism— Réunion. 7. France—Colonies—Africa. 8. National characteristics, French. 9. Réunion—Relations—France. 10. France—Relations—Réunion. I. Title. PQ67.B4W37 2010 840.9—dc22 2009035370 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...