Hi so basically I have an idea, but need help formulating it into a question asap. I sent my supervisor this idea
"I would like to look at the reception of Virgilian myth in Medieval culture using Grandes Chroniques de France as a case study for how the myth functioned in Medieval France."
He responded: "This is a potentially rich area but you’d need to think a little more about the types of questions you’d ask. How, in other words, would this be structured? It’s worth keeping in mind that few authors would have been familiar with Virgil directly."
My question is how do I narrow down the types of questions? Anybody have any ideas? Please and thank you!
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