Marie FranceThe Lais of Marie De France: With Two Further Lais in the Original Old French (Penguin Classics)

very beauty

There’s a 30 page introduction and a 2 page translators’ note. Good translation of the prologue and 12 lais. Includes a 6 page bibliography, an Index of Proper Names, and last but not least the Old French text of three of the lais: Lanval, Laüstic, and Chèvrefoil.

Korta historier från en kvinnlig författare. Underhållande.

POESIA.

Enjoyment of reading subject matter close to my heart and to my academic interest.

I had to read this for an introduction into medieval literature for my university course and had trouble in putting it down. The tales are brilliantly translated and with many of the lais being very short, it meant i whizzed through the book pretty quickly. It is a refreshing read and a book i will definately pick up again.