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(rüt böf´) (KEY) , fl. between 1254 and 1285, French poet. He was the author of an early miracle play, Le Miracle de Théophile, and of fabliaux, allegories, saints lives, and satires. Skillfully using legend, he eloquently attacked social abuses and mocked the flaws of all classes. |
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