The lays of Marie de France
The twelve “lays” of Marie de France, the earliest known French woman poet, are here presented in sprightly English verse by poet and translator David R. Slavitt. Traditional Breton folktales were the raw material for Marie de France’s series of lively but profound considerations of love, life, deat...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Edmonton, Alberta :
AU Press
2013.
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| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series: | Mingling voices.
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436405906719 |
| Summary: | The twelve “lays” of Marie de France, the earliest known French woman poet, are here presented in sprightly English verse by poet and translator David R. Slavitt. Traditional Breton folktales were the raw material for Marie de France’s series of lively but profound considerations of love, life, death, fidelity and betrayal, and luck and fate. They offer acute observations about the choices that women make, startling in the late twelfth century and challenging even today. Combining a woman’s wisdom with an impressive technical bravura, the lays are a minor treasure of European culture. |
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| Item Description: | Translated from the Old French. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (161 pages) : digital file(s) Also available in print form |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781927356371 9781927356364 |
