Samson and Delilah in Medieval Insular French

Catherine Léglu is Professor of Medieval French and Occitan Literature at the University of Reading, UK. She has held posts at the Queen’s University, Belfast, and at Bristol University. She is the author of Multilingualism and Mother Tongue in Medieval French, Occitan and Catalan Narratives (2010).

“This monograph will prove of interest to medievalists in a variety of disciplines and should be accessible to advanced graduate students. Its greatest strength is its interdisciplinarity, for it deftly connects textual studies, monastic culture, art history, and medievalism … . this volume will open the modern reader to the full complexity of the reception—re-creation cycle that is so emblematic of medieval Europe.” (Christopher Callahan, Speculum, Vol. 95 (2), 2020)

• Chapter 1: Interpretations.- Chapter 2: Visual culture.- Chapter 3: Verse and music.- Chapter 4: Prose and image.