'Lo dous joc qu'emetre amigua et aman se fai': la metàfora del joc en les pastorel·les occitanes i franceses

This paper explores the use of game (joc) as a meta-phor in both French and Occitan pastourelles. One of the most interesting authors in this respect is the 13th-century troubadour Johan Esteve. Comparing Occitan pastourelles with those composed by north-ern French trouvères, this analysis suggests both con-nections and diverging directions in both traditions.