Preuve et vérité dans le Tristan de Béroul et le Roman de la violette de Gerbert de Montreuil

Like Béroul’s Tristan, which he knows and quotes, the Roman de la violette by Gerbert de Montreuil explores the question of evidence and truth in judicial proceedings that may be similar from a formal point of view, but which reflect a new spirit, more aligned to the truth of the facts than to the admissibility of an accusation; this is accompanied by a distancing from the judgment of God, which is moreover greatly discredited by the subterfuges of Beroul’s heroes.