The Middle Ages in French Literature 1851-1900

2nd edn Ballade Banville Barbey d'Aurevilly Baudelaire called cathedral Catholic century Chanson de Roland chapter chevalerie chevaliers coeur contemporain critic death declared early Épopées françaises féodal first Flaubert French friend Gautier's Gothic Gothic architecture gothique Gourmont hand hero Histoire Hugo Hugo's Huysmans Ibid inspired Kahn l'art Leconte de Lisle Légende des siècles Lemerre Léon Gautier life Lisle's littéraires littérature love made Maeterlinck medieval literature Mercure Mérimée Merlin l'Enchanteur Merrill Michelet Middle Ages Mockel modern monk Montalembert Moréas moyen âge moyen-âge Notre-Dame Oeuvres once Parnassian passé past Péladan poésie poétique poetry poets Preface proclaimed published Quinet remarked remarks Renaissance Renan republican restoration return rêve Revue Roman Romantic Middle Ages Saint same year Second Empire seen sinister state supra Symbolist Middle Ages Taine Taine's theme time took troubadour Verlaine Vielé-Griffin Villon Viollet-le-Duc vitraux words work world writers written wrote years later