TNTL 116/2

R. van Eekelen

 Vos huut en menschen luut. Het beeld van Roges in de Roman van Walewein

Abstract - In the Middle Dutch Arthurian romance Roman van Walewein, a young prince named Roges is turned into a fox. The two authors, Penninc and Vostaert, have applied different narrative techniques to depict Roges. Using focalisation and mystification (Verrätselung), Penninc enables the reader to adopt a positive attitude towards the prince Roges, and, at the same time, to doubt the integrity of the fox. Vostaert is less demanding when it comes to the interpretative activities of the reader. In his part of the romance, the first-person narrator leads the way. The comments made by Vostaert's narrator indicate that Roges should be seen as Walewein's kind-hearted little helper.

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