Lais by Marie De France

Lais by Marie De France

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 of Gugemar, The Lay of Dolorous Knight. The Lay of Elides, The Lay of the Nightingale, The Lay of Sir Launfal, The Lay of the Two Lovers, The Lay of the Were-wolf, The Lay of the ash Tree, The Lay of the Honeysuckle, The Lay of Equitan, The Lay of Milon, The Lay of Yonec, The Lay of the Thron, The Lay of Graelent, A Story of Beyond the Sea, and The Chatelaine of Yergi.

Marie de France, 2. Hü¾†”¼lfte des 12. Jahrhunderts, lebte vermutlich in England am Hof Heinrichs II.
Franz Walter Mü¾˜¶˜¼ller (1912-1998) lehrte franzü¾¦˜¼sische und spanische Literaturwissenschaft in Marburg, Berlin und Frankfurt am Main.
Peter Jehle (geboren 1954) promovierte ü¾˜¶˜¼ber Werner Krauss, den akademischen Lehrer von F. W. Mü¾˜¶˜¼ller, und arbeitet als Mitherausgeber der Zeitschrift Das Argument und des Historisch-Kritischen Wü¾¦˜¼rterbuchs des Marxismus.

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ISBN 13	9782253098454
ISBN 10	2253098450
Title	Lais
Author	Marie De France
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Librairie generale francaise
Year published	1998-03-25
Number of pages	188
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