The Lays of Marie de France
The twelve ÒlaysÓ 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 FranceÕs series of lively but profound considerations of love, life, d...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Athabasca University Press
2013
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| Series: | Mingling Voices
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | The twelve ÒlaysÓ 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 FranceÕs 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 womanÕs wisdom with an impressive technical bravura, the lays are a minor treasure of European culture. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (160 p.) |
| ISBN: | 9781927356364 9781927356371 9781927356357 |
| Access: | Open Access |