Creole Medievalism: Colonial France and Joseph Bdiers Middle Ages

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Joseph Bdier (18641938) was one of the most famous scholars of his day. He held prestigious posts and lectured throughout Europe and the United States, an activity unusual for an academic of his time. Bdier was publicly committed to French hegemony, yet he hailed from a culture that belied this idealthe island of Runion in the southern Indian Ocean. Probing the work of a once famous but little understood cultural figure, Creole Medievalism illustrates how postcolonial France and Runion continue to grapple with histories too varied to meet expectations of national unity.

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Michelle R. Warren is professor of comparative literature at Dartmouth College.