The Cambridge companion to medieval French literature / edited by Simon Gaunt and Sarah Kay.
"This Companion offers a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to literature composed in medieval French from its beginnings in the ninth century until the Renaissance. The essays are grounded in detailed analysis of canonical texts and authors such as the Chanson de Roland, the Roman de la Rose,...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2008.
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| Series: | Cambridge companions to literature.
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| Summary: | "This Companion offers a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to literature composed in medieval French from its beginnings in the ninth century until the Renaissance. The essays are grounded in detailed analysis of canonical texts and authors such as the Chanson de Roland, the Roman de la Rose, Villon's Testament, Chretien de Troyes, Machaut, Christine de Pizan and the Tristan romances. Featuring a chronology and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal companion for students and scholars in other fields wishing to discover the riches of the French medieval tradition."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 275 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| ISBN: | 9780521679756 (pbk.) 0521679753 (pbk.) 9780521861755 (hbk.) 0521861756 (hbk.) |