Coat of arms
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| - | :''[[blazon]], [[Blason and contreblason du couillon]], [[French poetry]], [[16th century literature]]'' | ||
| - | The terms "blason", "blasonner", "blasonneur" were used in 16th c. French literature by poets who, following [[Clement Marot]] in 1536, practised a genre of poems that praised a woman by singling out different parts of her body and finding appropriate [[metaphor]]s to compare them with. It is still being used with that meaning in [[literature]] and especially in [[poetry]]. | ||
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| - | '''Blason''' originally comes from a heraldic term in French heraldry and means either the [[blazon|codified description of a coat of arms]] or the [[coat of arms]] itself. One famous example of such a poem outside of France, [[irony|ironically]] rejecting each proposed stock metaphor, is [[William Shakespeare]]'s [[Sonnet CXXX]]: | ||
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| - | ''Blason populaire'' is a phrase in which one [[culture]] or ethnic group increases its own self-esteem by belittling others eg. [[Samuel Johnson]]'s description that "The noblest prospect which a Scotsman ever sees, is the high road that leads him to England!" | ||
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| - | The term originated from [[Auguste Canel]]'s travelogue ''[[Blason Populaire de la Normandie]]'' (1859), in which people from [[Normandy]] boasted about themselves while [[sneering]] at other regions. | ||
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| - | The genre was revived in the twentieth century, when it was illustrated by [[Paul Eluard]] (« [[Blason des fleurs et des fruits]] »), [[Georges Brassens]] (« [[Le Blason]] ») and [[André Breton]] (« [[Clair de terre]] »). | ||
| - | ==French description== | ||
| - | Le '''blason''' est un genre de [[poème]] à la mode au [[XVIe siècle]] (bien que l'on en retrouve des traces lors des romans courtois du moyen-age), généralement versifié et à [[rimes plates]]. Il renferme soit l'[[éloge]], soit la [[satire]] (on parle alors de '''contre-blason''') d'un être ou d'un objet. Le plus souvent, l'objet du poème est le [[female body|corps féminin]], ou [[body part|une partie de celui-ci]]. | ||
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| - | Le blason et le contre-blason sont souvent mis à la suite, comme dans le « [[blason du beau tétin]] » de [[Clément Marot]] (''Épigrammes'', 1535). Le blason est très présent dans la poésie galante, ou il est prétexte à des jeux littéraires (« Les cheveux blonds » de [[Tristan L'Hermite]]). Le genre est revenu en vogue au [[XXe siècle]], où il a été illustré par [[Paul Eluard]] (« Blason des fleurs et des fruits »), [[Georges Brassens]] (« Le Blason ») ou [[André Breton]] (« Clair de terre »). | ||
| + | A '''coat of arms''', more properly called an '''armorial achievement''', '''armorial bearings''' or often just '''arms''' for short, in [[Europe]]an tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people) and used by them in a wide variety of ways. Historically, they were used by [[knight]]s to identify them apart from enemy [[soldier]]s. In [[Continental Europe]] commoners were able to adopt [[Burgher arms]]. Unlike [[Seal (device)|seals]] and [[emblem]]s, coats of arms have a formal description that is expressed as a [[blazon]]. | ||
| + | In the 21st century, coats of arms are still in use by a variety of institutions and individuals (for example several universities have guidelines on how their coats of arms may be used and protect their use). | ||
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A coat of arms, more properly called an armorial achievement, armorial bearings or often just arms for short, in European tradition, is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people) and used by them in a wide variety of ways. Historically, they were used by knights to identify them apart from enemy soldiers. In Continental Europe commoners were able to adopt Burgher arms. Unlike seals and emblems, coats of arms have a formal description that is expressed as a blazon.
In the 21st century, coats of arms are still in use by a variety of institutions and individuals (for example several universities have guidelines on how their coats of arms may be used and protect their use).
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