Watriquet de Couvin

Presentation miniature from a copy of Watriquet's Dits given to King Charles V of France

Watriquet de Couvin was a fourteenth century French poet active between 1319 and 1329, and one of the few named authors of medieval French fabliaux. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Among his other poems, he is known for his moralistic "dits".

Watriquet de Couvin was a contemporary of the minstrels Jean de Condé and Jacques de Baisieux. His writings recommended submission to the Church, protection of the poor, and respect for women.

References

1. "Watriquet de Couvin". Oxford Reference. Oxford Reference. doi:10.1093/acref/9780198661252.001.0001/acref-9780198661252-e-4856 . Retrieved 23 July 2018.
2. Legry-Rosier, Jeanne (1956). "Manuscrits de contes et de fabliaux". Revue d'Histoire des Textes. pp. 37–47. doi:10.3406/rht.1956.930.
3. Cojan-Negulescu, Maria (1 January 1998). "Watriquet de Couvin, sire de Verjoli : statut du poète et évolution de la poésie française à l'aube du XIVe siècle". Paris 4.

Bibliography

• Histoire littéraire de la France, Quatorzième siècle, par des religieux bénédictins de la congrégation de Saint-Maur, 1866.
• Ch. V. Langlois, Histoire littéraire de la France, Paris, 1921, T. XXXV.