Used book – The Fabliaux of the Middle Ages, Françoise Rachmuhl, Hélène Potelet

In connection with the study topic "Resisting the Strongest: Tricks, Lies, and Masks" from the 6th-grade French curriculum, a selection of fabliaux representative of medieval literature.

The anthology Twelve fabliaux that depict medieval society in its diversity: lords and villains, priests, merchants and bandits, husbands and wives…,

Twelve delightful stories where wisdom triumphs over greed and cunning over foolishness.

Pedagogical complements Under the direction of Hélène Potelet.

• The work also includes:

– benchmarks on the era and genre of fabliaux;

– questionnaires, with course reminders on the concepts involved;

– echoing texts, to build a literary culture;

– an "art history" section, with color reproductions.

• Finally: "Funny Stories," which gathers texts from humorists (A. Allais, F. Raynaud, R. Devos, etc.) who follow this same tradition of harmless laughter.

• And, on www.oeuvres-et-themes.com, a pedagogical guide and photocopiable worksheets for the teacher.