fabliau
Americannoun
plural
fabliauxnoun
Etymology
Origin of fabliau
1795–1805; < French; Old North French form of Old French fablel, fableau, equivalent to fable fable + -el diminutive suffix; -elle
Example Sentences
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In this respect the moderns have never returned to ancient simplicity; at least the fabliau, La Bataille des Vins, introduces us to 47 kinds of French wine in the 13th century.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
The fabliau takes every phase of life for its subject; the folk-song acquires elegance and does not lose raciness and truth.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
The dramatic germ contained in the fabliau and quickened by the mystery produces the profane drama.
From A Short History of French Literature by Saintsbury, George
The Moyen de Parvenir is full of separate stories of the fabliau kind, often amusing and well told, though exceedingly gross as a rule.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George
It is also found in the fabliau, Les Trois Bossus, Barbazan-Méon, III.
From Italian Popular Tales by Crane, Thomas Frederick
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