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The Lays of Marie de France

David R. Slavitt

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Description:The twelve lays of Marie de France, the earliest known French woman poet, are here presented in sprightly English verse by poet and translator David R. Slavitt. Traditional Breton folktales were the raw material for Marie de Frances series of lively but profound considerations of love, life, death, fidelity and betrayal, and luck and fate. They offer acute observations about the choices that women make, startling in the late twelfth century and challenging even today. Combining a womans wisdom with an impressive technical bravura, the lays are a minor treasure of European culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lays of Marie de France. To get started finding The Lays of Marie de France, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 161

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Au Press

Release: 2013

ISBN: 1299906680

Description: The twelve lays of Marie de France, the earliest known French woman poet, are here presented in sprightly English verse by poet and translator David R. Slavitt. Traditional Breton folktales were the raw material for Marie de Frances series of lively but profound considerations of love, life, death, fidelity and betrayal, and luck and fate. They offer acute observations about the choices that women make, startling in the late twelfth century and challenging even today. Combining a womans wisdom with an impressive technical bravura, the lays are a minor treasure of European culture.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Lays of Marie de France. To get started finding The Lays of Marie de France, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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