Wace's Roman De Brut, a History of the British - Text and Translation

Klappentext Wace's Brut is an 1155 French verse rendering of Geoffrey of Monmouth's earlier Latin 'history' of Britain! from the time of Brutus! the eponymous founder! to the seventh century. Wace uses Geoffrey's stories! such as those of King Lear and King Arthur! with a lively inventiveness and originality! drawing on oral sources and his own knowledge of parts of Britain! imaginatively re-interpreting the material. This is the first complete English translation and is presented in parallel with the French text! enabling those who wish to have access to the original to do so easily. This new reprint has been revised by Judith Weiss! taking account of comments in reviews! with more than 350 individual changes to the translated text. Zusammenfassung Wace's "Brut" is an 1155 French verse rendering of Geoffrey of Monmouth's earlier Latin "history" of Britain! from the time of Brutus! the eponymous founder! to the 7th century.

Product details

• Authors: Wace, Judith Weiss
• Assisted by: Judith Weiss (Editor), Judith Weiss (Translation)
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.11.2002
• EAN: 9780859897341
• ISBN: 978-0-85989-734-1
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 250 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies; Exeter Medieval Texts and Stud; Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies; Exeter Medieval Texts and Stud
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature