TY - ECHAP A1 - Walters, Lori J. TI - The Apocalyptic Mule - La mule sans frein as Parody and Moral Allegory T3 - Medieval civilization, n° 19 in Rencontres M1 - 155 DO - 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-6063-0.p.0133 SN - 978-2-8124-6063-0 SP - 133 EP - 153 AB - This article examines the apocalyptic resonances of the eponymous antihero of La mule sans frein (also known as La demoiselle à la mule). Viewing the unbridled mule as a symbol of the body politic that is no longer controlled by the forces of reason, this work conclude that the mule’s apocalyptic resonances provide ethical reflection on the workings of the French monarchy one or two generations after Chrétien de Troyes. PY - 2016 DA - 2016/06/22 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier CY - Paris LA - eng UR - https://shop.staging.classiques-garnier.net/parodies-courtoises-parodies-de-la-courtoisie-the-apocalyptic-mule-en.html Y2 - 2025/12/07 ER -