An Introduction to Literary Debate in Late Medieval France: From Le Roman de la Rose to La Belle Dame sans Mercy - Hardcoverby Joan E. McRae (Author) How medieval poems sparked discussions on women's agency, love, marriage, and honor that prefigured modern feminism This volume immerses readers in a debate tradition that flourished in France during the late Middle Ages, focusing on two works that were both popular and controversial in their time: Le Roman de la Rose by thirteenth century poets Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun and La Belle Dame sans Mercy by fifteenth