Sarah Kay, Kings, vassals, and queens: problems of hierarchy in the Old French and Occitan chansons de geste, Journal of the Institute of Romance Studies, 1, 1992 : p. 27-47
Contends that the epic poems which are contemporary with the flourishing of romance sustain a subtle and penetrating critique of masculine society and its values, and analyses the interrelation between signification and social structure. With reference to Girard de Vienne, Girart de Roussillon, the Couronnement de Louis, the Chanson de Roland and Jean Bodel's Les SaisnesDans IMB 30/1, janvier-juin 1996, n° 3130 Mots-clés : Epopée//Epopée oc//Thème roi//Thème reine//Thème vassal//Girard de vienne//Girart de roussillon//Couronnement de louis//Roland (chanson de)//Jean bodel: saisnes//Saisnes: jean bodel// oc,fr