The audience has to recognize the irony of the characteristics of this story. Fauvel represents the higher level of institution or power; he wears a crown and nice clothes and is worshipped by all of the people around him. People from all around would even come to clean filth off of him when he was dirty. Fauvel is a symbol of trickery, murder, treachery, robbery, perjury, ill faith, heresy, sodomy, and what seems to be every other negative aspect of higher institutions in thirteenth and fourteenth century France. This story of Roman de Fauvel was written to entertain and poke fun at the governing and leading powers of society. Roman de Fauvel is still viewed by historians as entertaining, puzzling, and magnificent. The music for the manuscript was chosen very carefully and is noted to be the “single most important collection” of polyphony in the fourteenth century. This story is still read and found interesting, which is a testament for literature throughout the
The audience has to recognize the irony of the characteristics of this story. Fauvel represents the higher level of institution or power; he wears a crown and nice clothes and is worshipped by all of the people around him. People from all around would even come to clean filth off of him when he was dirty. Fauvel is a symbol of trickery, murder, treachery, robbery, perjury, ill faith, heresy, sodomy, and what seems to be every other negative aspect of higher institutions in thirteenth and fourteenth century France. This story of Roman de Fauvel was written to entertain and poke fun at the governing and leading powers of society. Roman de Fauvel is still viewed by historians as entertaining, puzzling, and magnificent. The music for the manuscript was chosen very carefully and is noted to be the “single most important collection” of polyphony in the fourteenth century. This story is still read and found interesting, which is a testament for literature throughout the