The "Roman de Fauvel" is a medieval allegorical narrative poem composed in the early 14th century, attributed to the poet and clerk Gervais du Bus. The work combines poetry, prose, and music to tell the story of Fauvel, a whimsical and morally corrupt horse who symbolizes various vices and societal failings, particularly greed, treachery, and hypocrisy.
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