Gautier le Leu
Gautier le Leu (born 1210?), sometimes referred to as Gautier le Long, was a French minstrel who wrote in the middle of the 13th century. He is one of the most important authors of fabliaux, six of which are attributed to him (mostly on erotic and scatological topics) and also wrote two dits, a poem of proverbs, and a longer narrative poem. He is thought to have originated from the County of Hainaut, in what is today Belgium.
Gautier le Leu
- Born
- 1210
- Nationality
- Kingdom of France
- Occupation
- poet · writer
- Known for
- Les sohais · Del fol vilain · Du sot chevalier · De deus vilains · De Connebert · Del prestre taint · Du con · Des cons
- Languages
- Old French
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Fabliaux
Fabliaux
He may have received clerical training in Orléans or Cologne.
• "Sot Chevalier" (also known as "Aventure d'Ardennes") • "Deus Vilains" • "Fol Vilain" • "Les Sohais" • "Connebert" (also known as "Le prestre ki perdi les colles") • "Prestre taint" (authorship disputed)
Dits
Dits
• "Du Con" • "Des Cons"
Proverbe
Proverbe
• "Dieu et lou Pescour"
"Romans"
"Romans"
• "Veuve" (called "romans" by the author; usually classified as a fabliau also)
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1210
Gautier le Leu born.
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Work and production. Works recorded as notable number 8: Les sohais, Del fol vilain, Du sot chevalier, De deus vilains, De Connebert, Del prestre taint, Du con and Des cons.
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