The Honeysuckle and the Hazel Tree: Medieval Stories of Men and Women - Softcover

Terry, Patricia

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ISBN 10: 0520083792 ISBN 13: 9780520083790

Verlag: University of California Press, 1995

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Known for her fine translations of octosyllabic narrative verse, Patricia Terry presents translations of four major practitioners of this dominant literary form of twelfth- and thirteenth-century France. Her introduction discusses the varying views of women and love in the texts and their place in the courtly tradition. From Chretien de Troyes Terry includes an early work, Philomena, here translated into verse for the first time. The other great writer of this period was Marie de France, the first woman in the European narrative tradition. Lanval is newly translated for this edition, which also features four of Marie's other poems. The collection further includes The Reflection by Jean Renart, known for his realistic settings; and the anonymous Chatelaine of Vergi, a fatalistic and perhaps more modern depiction of love.

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"These are elegant, sprightly, witty versions of five lais by Marie de France plus other texts central to the courtly tradition. To translate from Old French into today's idiom in verse is a daunting feat; Patricia Terry meets the challenge with intelligence and brio. Ideal for classroom use."--William Calin, author of "The French Tradition and the Literature of Medieval England

"Here are irresistibly engaging tales of romantic love with almost uncanny psychological underlayers. Terry's translation remains true to the literal text as it brilliantly conveys to modern audiences the pulse and passions of life and love."--Harriet Spiegel, editor and translator of "Marie de France: Fables

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• Verlag: University of California Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0520083792
• ISBN 13: 9780520083790
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 232