Sylvia Huot

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Sylvia Huot is a professor of Medieval French Literature at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of Pembroke College. She is renowned for her expertise on the manuscripts of *Roman de la Rose* and has published extensively on its iconography. Her book *Madness in Medieval French Literature* (Oxford University Press, 2003) won the 2004 R.H. Gapper Book Prize, awarded by the UK Society for French Studies for the best book in French studies by a scholar in Britain or Ireland in 2003.

Huot has authored several influential books, including *Dreams of Lovers and Lies of Poets: Poetry, Knowledge, and Desire in the Roman de la Rose* (2010), *Postcolonial Fictions in the Roman de Perceforest* (2007), and *The Romance of the Rose and its Medieval Readers* (1993). She has also edited *Rethinking the Romance of the Rose* (1992).

Her academic articles cover a wide range of topics, from analyses of specific texts like Machaut's *Fonteinne amoureuse* to broader themes such as cultural conflict in medieval literature. Her work has been published in prestigious journals including *Speculum*, *Medium Ævum*, and *Modern Philology*. These publications reflect her deep engagement with medieval French literary studies, exploring themes of poetry, desire, allegory, and cultural dynamics.

Huot’s research often examines the intersection of literature and visual arts, as well as the representation of sexuality and subversion in medieval texts. Her work has significantly contributed to the understanding of medieval French literature and its manuscripts, solidifying her position as a leading scholar in her field.