As chronicler of the House of Burgundy, Jean Molinet was well aware of the political life of his time, even if he was not always an objective observer. This familiarity with the political world is also seen in texts which at first glance belong to another register. This is, among other things, the case in two of his animal debates, namely the Debate of the Eagle, the Harenc and the Lion and the Debate of Three Noble Birds (between the Duke, the Wren and the Parrot). Animal symbolism plays an important role, but the two poems also constitute at the same time a political allegory, opposing the great figures of the second half of the 15th century. - [Author]

Language: French