Renard e i laboratores : un tema-motivo in Renart le Contrefait

Abstract

In Renart le Contrefait numerous themes have begun, left and taken up, inserted as « fils rouges » that emerge several times in the text. One of the most significant concerns the States of the World. On the third State the Author has different and interesting points of view. They are negative when they concern the lower and less autonomous states (peasants, workers, etc.), accused of laziness, incapacity and bearers of revolt. Instead, they are positive when they concern the middle and upper sectors (lawyers, judges, etc.), especially when they work hard. From the perspective that seems to be able to guess, in Renart le Contrefait perhaps a proto-bourgeois vision is drawn.