A companion to Marie de France / edited by Logan E. Whalen.

After nearly eight centuries and much research and writing on Marie de France, the only biographical information we know about her, with any degree of certainty, is that she was from France and wrote for the Anglo-Angevin court of Henry II. Yet Marie de France remains today one of the most prominent...

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Main Author: Whalen, Logan E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
Series:Brill's companions to the Christian tradition ; v. 27.
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Summary:After nearly eight centuries and much research and writing on Marie de France, the only biographical information we know about her, with any degree of certainty, is that she was from France and wrote for the Anglo-Angevin court of Henry II. Yet Marie de France remains today one of the most prominent literary voices of the end of the 12th century and was the first woman of letters to write in French. The chapters in this book are composed by scholars who have specialized in Marie de France studies, in most cases for many years. Offering traditional views alongside new critical perspectives, the.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 335 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-320) and index.
ISBN:9789004215108
9004215107
1283161400
9781283161404
9786613161406
6613161403
ISSN:1871-6377 ;
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.