Jean Bodel

Jean Bodel
Bornc. 1165
Diedc. 1210
Arras
Occupationpoet
NationalityFrench
PeriodMedieval
Genrechanson de geste, fabliaux

Jean Bodel (c. 1165 – c. 1210), also spelled Jehan Bodel,[1] was an Old French poet who wrote a number of chansons de geste as well as many fabliaux. He lived in Arras.[1]

  1. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bodel, Jehan" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 4 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 108.