De dichter en de vos: Willem en Reynaert

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In Van den vos Reynaerde the hero makes his appearance in a role which evokes a poetical interpretation of this romance. The fox acts as a teller of adventures, at the court he performs a story which he invented, and finally he demonstrates his art in composing a letter. In this interpretation the words of the fox are about creation and understanding of literature. So there is a connection between the author of Van den vos Reynaerde and its hero.