RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Alteridad y anomalía: hombres extraños en la literatura francesa medieval A1 Bermejo Larrea, Esperanza K1 Literatura medieval K1 Viajes K1 Monstruos K1 Maravillas AB The figure of «the other» in Medieval Literature is presented as the inhabitant from far away lands, out of the centre established around the Ecumene. Its physiognomy and habits clash with the Occidental ones what makes it be considered even strange. The monstrous populations are located in Asia and particularly in India. They constitute a compulsory chapter in clerical encyclopaedias describing the world, from which they are propagated to romance texts. Travellers’ stories complete and renew the previous perspective, introducing, apart from the traditional lists of features, peculiar testimonies of their personal experiences.The Roman de Alexandre by Alexandre de Paris, Le Devisement du Monde by Marco Polo and Le Livre by Jean de Mandeville provide for a different vision of the «alter PB Universidad de La Laguna. Servicio de Publicaciones SN 1135-125X YR 2002 FD 2002 LK http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/22257 UL http://riull.ull.es/xmlui/handle/915/22257 LA es DS Repositorio institucional de la Universidad de La Laguna RD 28-mar-2024