Jean Renart and the Art of Romance: Essays on Guillaume de Dole Contributor(s): Durling, Nancy Vine (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0813014956 ISBN-13: 9780813014951 Publisher: University Press of Florida OUR PRICE: $59.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 1997 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
Dewey: 841.1 |
LCCN: 96053088 |
Lexile Measure: 1500 |
Physical Information: 256 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: "Excellent. . . . Offers both a valuable introduction to the romance for general readers while at the same time serving substantial fare to a specialized public."--Matilda T. Bruckner, Boston College "Groundbreaking discussions of a recently 'discovered, ' extraordinary 13th-century literary figure. . . . Splendid essays from highly respected scholars. "--Harriet Spiegel, California State University, Chico "The authors of The Finding of the Grail have adopted the medieval practice of retelling an old story selectively to renew it for contemporaries. Joseph B dier did no differently with the Tristan legend. The modern reader will find this elegant little volume equally appealing."--Jeanette Beer, Purdue University
In this first volume of critical essays ever devoted to Jean Renart's work, contributors draw on political and social history, women's studies, translation theory, musicology, and literary theory to illuminate Jean's remarkable contribution to the highly complex genre of courtly romance. An extraordinary blend of realism and high artifice, unique in its combined use of songs and narrative, Jean Renart and the Art of Romance offers zestful dalliances in high places, handsome but self-serving knights, and a beautiful woman whose decisive intelligence allows her to triumph over daunting odds. An important contribution to our understanding of 13th-century romance, this volume of essays will prove of interest to scholars of medieval French literature, history, musicology, and codicology.CONTENTS Nancy Vine Durling is co-translator, with Patricia Terry, of The Romance of the Rose, or Guillaume de Dole by Jean Renart (English translation with critical notes and introduction, 1993). |