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Philippe M\u00e9nard<\/strong>, one of\u00a0French leading medievalists, <\/span>professor emeritus<\/em> of French language and literature of the Middle Ages at the Sorbonne University in Paris, has enriched philological science with a series of studies on medieval Latinity, on connections between Roman languages, literatures, and cultures in the Middle Ages, and in the last few decades with works on literary and cultural contacts between the Apennine Peninsula and the Croatian Adriatic coast.<\/p>\n So far, he has published twelve scientific books and 204 scientific articles in journals and proceedings. In the field of linguistics, his book on Old French syntax (Syntaxe de l’ancien fran\u00e7ais, <\/em>1973) stands out in particular. In accordance with the best traditions of Roman philology, the author systematically analyzed, explained and exhibited the essential features of old French syntax taking into account the origin of individual constructions (in Latin) and the results of the latter development (in French). This book has become classic for this subject.<\/p>\n In collaboration with \u00c9manu\u00e8le Baumgartner published Dictionnaire \u00e9tymologique et historique de la langue fran\u00e7aise (<\/em>1996).\u00a0In this etymological dictionary, special attention in interpretation is given to the development of meaning and the cultural circumstances in which a given word developed.\u00a0<\/span>Professor M\u00e9nard began the study of medieval French literary creation with the study of Arturian literature, and then, after his capital main doctoral thesis on smiles and laughter in courtly literature (Le rire et le sourire dans les romans courtois en France au Moyen \u00c2ge (1150-1250),<\/em> 1969), he prepared monumental editions of old French key texts (e.g.\u00a0 A novel in prose about Tristan,<\/em> 9 volumes).<\/p>\n Professor Philippe M\u00e9nard gave unreserved support to the establishment and operation of the Multidisciplinary Programme of Croatian Studies<\/em> at the University of Sorbonne, and the support of such scientific authority was key to the realization of the program. For several decades, Professor Philippe M\u00e9nard has played a key role not only in the development of linguistic, interdisciplinary and comparative research on the French Middle Ages, but also in disseminating knowledge about scientific achievements in this field.<\/p>\n For his work, he received recognitions from the following institutions: the Acad\u00e9mie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres<\/em> and the Acad\u00e9mie fran\u00e7aise<\/em>. He is a correspondent member of the Real Academia de Buenas Letras de Barcelona<\/em> (since 1986) and at the Medieval Academy of America<\/em> (since 1986) and a foreign member at the Academia dei Lincei<\/em> in Rome (since 2002). Professor Philippe M\u00e9nard is undeniably one of the greatest scientific authorities in the field of linguistic and philological research of the Old Roman period and one of the best connoisseurs of the interim linguistic, literary and cultural connections between Roman countries and peoples in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n Professor Philippe M\u00e9nard was elected as a correspondent member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts on 19 May 2022.<\/p>\n Philippe M\u00e9nard CV<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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