The Lais of Marie de France

What is the role of the wolf in this work?

What is the role of the wolf in this work?

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This lay is unique in its use of the extended metaphor of the werewolf. While the metaphor is straightforward enough – the wolf represents our beastly, perhaps sexual side – its implications are more skillfully handled in the lay than such a simple interpretation suggests.

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