Fabliau
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Fabliau is a noun meaning A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
Meaning
A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
Example Sentences
‘I’m planning a sort of fabliau comparing this place with a fascist state,’ said Sampson, ‘sort of Animal Farm meets Arturo Ui . . .’
Word Forms
- fabliaux
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fabling, novel, chantefable, fabulate, fabula, fable.
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