| But there is nothing in previous literature which exactly corresponds to the fabliau. |
| The special period of fabliau composition appears to have been the 12th and 13th centuries. |
| It is given by John of Bromyard, and is the subject of a fabliau which is given by Meon. |
| Related to the fable was the more bawdy fabliau, which covered topics such as cuckolding and corrupt clergy. |
| The dramatic germ contained in the fabliau and quickened by the mystery produces the profane drama. |
| Jean Subrenat has produced important work in a number of areas, in particular on epic, romance, the Roman de Renart and fabliau, and religious literature. |
