The Roman de Troie by Benoit de Sainte-Maure
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The Roman de Troie by Benoit de Sainte-Maure by Glyn S Burgess
First English translation of an important twelfth-century romance, giving an account of the Trojan war and its consequences.
Winner of the 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award **
[A] clear and accessible translation of Benoît's twelfth-century Roman de Troie that will serve as the standard English-language version of the medieval French text for the foreseeable future. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *
The translators, eminent medievalists both, have crafted a compelling narrative that is scrupulously faithful to the original and perhaps even more vivid and powerful . . . The translators' expertise is evident in every component of the book-not only their translation, but also the dense introduction. Essential. * CHOICE *
The work of G. S. Burgess and D. Kelly deserves to be praised, as much for its remarkable quality as for the immense work required to translate a novel about thirty thousand words long! * CAHIERS DE CIVILISATION MÉDIÉVALE *
In this first-ever English translation, Glyn Burgess and Douglas Kelly expertly summarize what Benoît did with his originals [...] and offer a helpful overview and outline of the narrative [...] along with an appendix discussing key narrative terms, and indexes to names and places. * PARERGON *
[A] clear and accessible translation of Benoît's twelfth-century Roman de Troie that will serve as the standard English-language version of the medieval French text for the foreseeable future. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW *
The translators, eminent medievalists both, have crafted a compelling narrative that is scrupulously faithful to the original and perhaps even more vivid and powerful . . . The translators' expertise is evident in every component of the book-not only their translation, but also the dense introduction. Essential. * CHOICE *
The work of G. S. Burgess and D. Kelly deserves to be praised, as much for its remarkable quality as for the immense work required to translate a novel about thirty thousand words long! * CAHIERS DE CIVILISATION MÉDIÉVALE *
In this first-ever English translation, Glyn Burgess and Douglas Kelly expertly summarize what Benoît did with his originals [...] and offer a helpful overview and outline of the narrative [...] along with an appendix discussing key narrative terms, and indexes to names and places. * PARERGON *
GLYN S. BURGESS is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Liverpool. DOUGLAS KELLY is Emeritus Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781843844693 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843844699 |
| Title | The Roman de Troie by Benoit de Sainte-Maure |
| Author | Glyn S Burgess |
| Series | Gallica |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | D.S.Brewer |
| Year published | 2017-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 486 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |