Marie De France

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

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Marie de France (Mary of France) was a poet born in France and living in England during the late 12th century. She translated some Latin literature and produced an influential version of Aesop's Fables. Marie de France was one of the leading Old-French poets of the twelfth century. Her works include, The Lais of Marie de France (a collection of twelve short narrative poems not unlike shortened versions of romances), the one hundred and two Ysopet fables, a retelling of the Legend of the Purgatory of St. Patrick, and, most recently, a saint's life called La Vie seinte Audree about Saint Audrey of Ely. The Table of Contents includes The Lay… Mehr

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ISBN: 978-1-4385-3319-3
EAN: 9781438533193
Produktnummer: 5874240
Verlag: Book Jungle
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
Seitenangabe: 178 S.
Masse: H23.5 cm x B19.1 cm x D0.9 cm 345 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 345

Über den Autor

Marie de France (fl. 1160 to 1215) was a medieval poet who was probably born in France and lived in England during the late 12th century. She lived and wrote at an unknown court, but she and her work were almost certainly known at the royal court of King Henry II of England. Virtually nothing is known of her life; both her given name and its geographical specification come from her manuscripts. However, one written description of her work and popularity from her own era still exists. Marie de France wrote in Francien with some Anglo-Norman influence. She was evidently proficient in Latin, as were most authors and scholars of the era, as well as English and possibly even Breton language. At a time when most people were illiterate and educated scholars or clerics were usually men, Marie was one of very few women to have achieved such an education.