''Galeran de Bretagne'' is a 13th century French (

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) romance by Jean Renaut. The plot concerns a young women who has lost her lover. She befriends a widow's daughter and is offered lodgings in the widow's household where her industry contributes to supporting the household. It has been compared to '' Escoufe'', a poem of murky authorship that is often attributed to Renaut. In 1928 Maurice Wilmotte said Renaut had plagiarized the work from

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. In Renaut's time it was a widespread custom for writers to use themes, words or concepts from other significant literary works, and it was regarded is a sign of respect. Wilmotte later withdrew the accusations. Roger Dragonetti considered ''Galeran'' "a form of homage" to Marie de France's '' Fresne'' and her other

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