Philippe Maupeu

Philippe Maupeu is an Associate Professor (Maître de Conférences HDR) affiliated with PLH (Patrimoine, Littérature, Histoire), a research laboratory at Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès. His academic profile demonstrates deep engagement with medieval literary studies, particularly focusing on the 14th-15th centuries.

His research interests span medieval literature, text/image relationships in illuminated manuscripts and early printed works, medieval allegory, authorial persona and ethos, autobiography, and connections between medieval literary traditions and modern graphic novels. Maupeu's scholarly work reveals a consistent focus on how medieval authors constructed their identities through textual and visual means, with particular attention to the rhetorical strategies employed in late medieval French literature.

Maupeu's publications demonstrate a strong trajectory in medieval literary studies, with notable monographs including Pilgrims of Human Life. Autobiography and narrative allegory, from Guillaume de Deguileville to Octovien de Saint-Gelais (2009) and forthcoming works on the iconography of Octovien de Saint-Gelais's Residence of Honor and authorial rhetoric in late medieval manuscripts. His recent scholarship shows increasing interest in the connections between medieval literary traditions and contemporary visual narrative forms, particularly comic books and graphic novels.

• The power of letters under the reign of Charles VII (1422-1461) (2020)
• Stories-in-images of the self: autobiography put to the test of the visual (2019)
• Autobiographical territories: Stories-in-images of the self (2018)
• The allegorical landscape, between mental image and transfigured country (2011)

Maupeu has been actively involved in academic leadership, organizing numerous international conferences and study days including the International Conference 'The Power of Letters under Charles VII. 1422-1461' (2018), the International Conference 'Autobiographical Territories – Self-Story in Images' (2016), and multiple events focused on allegorical landscapes and medieval literary studies. His work with the PLH research laboratory demonstrates strong institutional engagement and collaborative scholarship across European academic networks.