The Lays of Marie de France

• Hoofdauteur: Translated by David R. Slavitt (auth)
• Formaat: Elektronisch Hoofdstuk
• Taal: Engels
• Gepubliceerd in: Athabasca University Press 2013
• Reeks: Mingling Voices
• Onderwerpen: French; translation; comparative literature
• Online toegang: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...