Fabliaux

/ˈfæbliˌoʊz/ noun

Definition

Plural of fabliau; multiple medieval French narrative poems or stories, especially humorous or bawdy ones.

Etymology

French plural of fabliau. Maintains the French plural form in English when discussing the literary tradition.

Kelly Says

Fabliaux gave us some of the first realistic fiction in European literature—instead of princes and noble knights, they featured butchers, wives, and priests doing very undignified things.

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