The Lais of Marie de France (Penguin Classics)
by Marie de France
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Author: Marie de FranceIntroduction: Glyn S. Burgess
Translator: Glyn S. Burgess
Introduction: Keith Busby
Translator: Keith Busby
Edition: Paperback
Audio: French (Original Language); French (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1999-06-01
ISBN: 0140447598
Number of pages: 176
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: The French Rennaisance of the 12th Century.
Summary: 5 Stars
Before the famous Italian Renaissance, you could speak of a French Renaissance in the 12th century as far as literature is concerned.
In Southern France there were the Troubadours, singers and poets, often part of the nobility or their entourage. In the North of France you had Chr?tien de Troyes and his Arthurian romances and the Lais of Marie de France, to name only two of the most important.
The 'Roman de la Rose' was written in the 13th cent. but is probably the most important masterwork of the French Renaissance.
About the person of Marie de France almost nothing is known for certain.Her 'Lais' - stories about romance or adventure - are based upon
the popular and folkloristic tales that already existed for centuries in Bretagne - a region close to where the Atlantic meets the North-Sea.
These stories were handed down from generation to generation by story tellers.
The Lais of Marie de France excel by diversity. There are love stories - of course - but also vivid descriptions of
tournaments and even a story about a werewolf.
Marie de France proofs that medieval literature can be entertaining.
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