Question

A humorous tale that was popular in France is a _____. mendican narrative fabliau tragedy

Answer 1

Fabliau

Step-by-step explanation:

A fabliau is a medieval tale that was common in France.

Some of the features of a fabliau are that they often depicted obscene and wry circumstances with the use of derision or ridicule, as well as in suggestive situations with keen attention to detail.

Answer 2

A fabliau (plural fabliaux) is a comic, often anonymous tale written by jongleurs in northeast France between ca. 1150 and 1400. They are generally characterized by sexual and scatological obscenity, and by a set of contrary attitudes—contrary to the church and to the nobility.