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References
- ↑ Cuddon, John Anthony; Claire Preston (1999). "Fabliau". The Penguin Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory (4 ed.). Penguin. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-14-051363-9.
- ↑ "Cod. 354 (A) 1.58 De Richeut, 13. Jh. (ca.) (Codex Inhalt)". Burgerbibliothek of Berne – Online Archive Catalogue. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
- ↑ Vernet, André. “Fragments d’un Moniage Richeut?” Études de langue et de littérature du Moyen Âge: offertes à Felix Lecoy par ses collègues, ses élèves et ses amis. Paris: Champion, 1973, pp. 585-597.
- ↑ Horton, Ingrid D. Engendering Vice: The Exemplarity of the Old French Fabliaux. Diss. U. of Kansas, 2007. Ann Arbor: UMI, 2008.