Conte (literature)
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| - | :''[[contes en vers]], [[conte facétieux]]'' | ||
| - | '''Conte''' is French for [[tale]] or [[story]]. | + | '''Conte''' is French for [[tale]] or [[story]]. The term is derived from Latin ''[[computare|computare]]'' which means to count, to calculate. |
| - | === Origine du terme "conte" === | + | ==Contes en vers== |
| - | Étymologiquement '''conte''' vient du latin ''[[computare|computare]]'' qui signifie "dénombrer", "tenir une liste". Initialement le conte est un récit qui se transmet dans le temps par le biais de l'[[oralité]]. | + | :''[[contes en vers]]'' |
| - | ==French Wiktionary entry== | + | '''Contes en vers''' is a French literary genre of which the best known example is [[Jean La Fontaine]]'s ''[[Contes et nouvelles en vers]]''. |
| - | # [[court|Court]] [[récit]] d’[[aventure]]s [[imaginaire]]s, soit qu’elles aient de la [[vraisemblance]] ou que s’y mêle du [[merveilleux]], du [[féerique]]. | + | |
| - | #: '''''Contes''' de fées.'' | + | Fontaine's [[bawdy]] motifs of folktales signaled the beginning of a new genre in French folklore in the succeeding centuries. |
| - | #: ''Un '''conte''' fabuleux, merveilleux, féerique.'' | + | ==Conte facétieux== |
| - | #: ''Les '''contes''' de [[Boccace]], [[de La Fontaine]], etc.'' | + | :''[[conte facétieux]]'' |
| - | #: '''''Contes''' en vers, en prose.'' | + | '''''Facetiae''''' is a collection of [[humorous]] and [[indecent]] tales by Renaissance humanist [[Poggio Bracciolini]] (1380–1459), first published in 1470. It features such stories as "[[Of a Fool, Who Thought His Wife Had Two Openings]]" and "[[Visio Francisci Philelphi]]," the earliest recorded version of [[Carvel's ring]]. The collection is available in several English translations. |
| - | #: ''Ce n’est pas une histoire véritable, c’est un '''conte'''. | + | |
| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | *[[Racconter]] | ||
| + | *[[Ceci n'est pas un conte]] | ||
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Conte is French for tale or story. The term is derived from Latin computare which means to count, to calculate.
Contes en vers
Contes en vers is a French literary genre of which the best known example is Jean La Fontaine's Contes et nouvelles en vers.
Fontaine's bawdy motifs of folktales signaled the beginning of a new genre in French folklore in the succeeding centuries.
Conte facétieux
Facetiae is a collection of humorous and indecent tales by Renaissance humanist Poggio Bracciolini (1380–1459), first published in 1470. It features such stories as "Of a Fool, Who Thought His Wife Had Two Openings" and "Visio Francisci Philelphi," the earliest recorded version of Carvel's ring. The collection is available in several English translations.
See also
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