Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140444766ISBN:0140444769
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. In very good, never read condition; no marks or highlighting, tight binding, minor shelf wear on cover. Text in English, French, Old (ca. 842-1400). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Penguin Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140444766ISBN:0140444769
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (Cf) Text in English, French, Old (ca. 842-1400). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Penguin Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140444766ISBN:0140444769
Description: Fair. No dust jacket as issued. (OP) Text in English, French, Old (ca. 842-1400). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Penguin Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Classics, London
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140444766ISBN:0140444769
Description: Good. Light wear corners, creasing at spine edge and across bottom front, previous owner name inside, minimal margin notes. The earliest known French woman poet and most gifted in the lai form. On many required reading lists. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140444766ISBN:0140444769
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. some underlining. Text in English, French, Old (ca. 842-1400). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Penguin Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780140444766ISBN:0140444769
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. rear cover corner fold. Text in English, French, Old (ca. 842-1400). Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Penguin Classics. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paper Back
Publisher: Penguin
Date Published: 1986
Description: Used-Good. Second edition with two further lais in the original Old French. Binding tight. Pages clean. Cover and edges showing signs of wear. Used stickers on spine and back cover. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: hard
Publisher: Dutton, New York
Date Published: 1978
Description: very good, good chipped price-clipped dj, blue cl sp w/ rose bds. 238 pgs, Name and heavy red ink notes, underlines of Prof. Bernard Levy. read more
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
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Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
"Marie's tales are a ton of fun and quite a bit interesting as well. This edition, though it contains endnotes and a few footnotes, is mostly concerned with interpreting (which are mostly good, though general in scope)."
"I came across this book quite by chance, and it was an exciting, if quick, read. This collection gathers all twelve of the lais of Marie de France, the songs themselves originating from the Breton area of Frankia and presented in a new and purportedly more accurate translation. These twelve prose fairy tales include most of the well-known aspects of medieval storytelling: the handsome knight in armor, the damsel in distress, enchanted swords, the whims of Fortune, ensorcelled and hidden kingdoms, courtly love, power and ambition, ethereal Seelie courts, and even a clever werewolf. My favourite lai of the collection was the opener, "Guigemar." Those in adoration of the Arthurian mythos will be delighted by the "Lanval" story, which includes a supporting appearance by Sir Gawain and a mention of the isle of Avalon.
Not much is known of Marie de France's life history, apart from speculation that she was born in France in the late 12th century and then lived in Britain. Some speculators claim that these twelve lais were not written by a woman at all, but a man, and that some of the twelve lais were composed by other authors. Indeed, this type of rampant speculation occurs with any great work. Some examples of disputed authorship and identity of the writer are The Odyssey and the requisite Homeric Question that comes along with it, and Shakespeare's own works. However, all twelve lais are consistent with each other, and hold up to the idea of one author, since they each incorporate a unique formula that remains uniform throughout. The disputation over authorship and gender of the author just testifies to the importance and brilliance of the work itself.
This book is highly recommended, especially the Penguin Classics translation. It is a real treat, and anyone who has ever dreamt of medieval times will find page after page of delight."
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