Getting Started
Questions
- What are lais?
- Were women writers common in the Middle Ages?
- How do the lais inform us about women in this period?
- What have scholars learned about the roles of women in this period by reading lais?
- How do you introduce lais to students?
- What is the story of Le Fresne?
- How do you help students analyze Le Fresne?
- How do lais fit into a larger historical context?