The Lais of Marie De France
With Two Further Lais in the Original Old French
$31.52
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
5 May 1999
Summary
The lais are a unique form depicting a moment of crisis in a love relationship. Marie de France (fl. late twelfth century) is the earliest known French woman poet, and her lais—stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance—are among the finest of the genre.
Recounting the trials and tribulations of lovers, the lais inhabit a powerfully realized world where very real human protagonists act out their lives against fairy-tale elements of magical beings, potions, and beas…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447590 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447598 |
| Author: | Marie France, Keith Busby, Glyn Burgess |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Edition: | 2nd |
| Release Date: | 5 May 1999 |
| Weight: | 140g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 11mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Marie France
Glyn S. Burgess is currently Professor of French and Head of Department at the University of Liverpool. He has translated ‘The Song of Roland’ for Penguin Classics and he has published widely on 12th-century courtly literature.
Keith Busby is George Lynn Cross Research Professor of French and Director of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Oklahoma.
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