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Month: November 2012

L’art d’aimer au Moyen Âge : Le Roman de la rose

du 6 novembre 2012 au 17 février 2013Poème d’environ 22 000 vers écrit au XIIIe siècle par deux auteurs, Guillaume de Lorris et Jean de Meun, le Roman de la rose est un « Art d’aimer » courtois et érudit. Prenant la forme d’un songe allégorique, il raconte la conquête d’une Rose – une jeune fille – par un jeune homme, l’Amant. La trame du récit, assez lâche, est sous-tendue par des conseils d’un cynisme digne d’Ovide, et entrecoupée par de véritables petites sommes savantes.Au terme d’un débat solidement argumenté, le Roman livre...

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Marc Bloch Prize in Early Modern and Modern European History (15th-21st centuries)

The European University Institute (EUI) in Florence offers one of the world’s leading Ph.D. programmes in European history. The Department attracts and provides grants to graduate students from all over Europe and other parts of the world. More information is available at: http://www.eui.eu/HECThe Marc Bloch Prize for 2013 will be awarded to the author of the best new MA thesis in early modern or modern European history and in the history of Europe in the world. In keeping with two central aspects of Marc Bloch?s historical oeuvre, only studies with an explicit comparative or...

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Bourses d’études doctorales – Département de Français

The Department of French at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign offers competitive, personalized research packages to outstanding incoming graduate students. These Departmental financial awards are specifically tailored for highly-qualified prospective students in fields represented in the Department.For applicants of the highest standing, a Departmental financial award may be offered in addition to a campus-wide Fellowship. Campus-wide fellowships include:The Illinois Distinguished Fellowship, providing $20,000 per 12-month year for three years and including a waiver of full...

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