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Fables

English · Paperback / Softback

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Marie de France, one of the best-known medieval women, is justly famous for her Lais, but her longer work, the Fables, has been newly discovered by modern audiences. This collection of 103 tales is the earliest extant vernacular collection of fables from western Europe.
Marie de France's sources are not clear; she appears to claim a unique source, but that is obviously not true; the first forty tales are part of the Latin tradition, specifically the Romulus Nilantii, but the other sixty-three seem to come from all over: other Greek and Latin works, fabliaux, monks' tales, the Panchatantra, and the folk traditions of Italy, Germany, Greece, France, and the Middle East. Whatever her source, she contributed her own perspective - a wry fatalism, timely social commentary, and a feminine perspective.
Harriet Spiegel's translation follows the original closely; the rhyming couplets not only render the tone and form of Marie de France's text with sympathy and fidelity, but also are particularly apt for the genre and sit squarely in the tradition of the English verse fable.
Originally published by University of Toronto Press, 1987.


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Harriet Spiegel is a member of the English Department at California State University, Chico.


Summary

Comprising the 103 tales that form the earliest extant vernacular collection of fables from western Europe, this edition captures the fresh and lively tone of Marie de France's text. This is a reprint of the first edition published in 1987.

Product details

Authors Marie de France, Marie France, Marie de France 12th Cent, Spiegel
Assisted by Harriet Spiegel (Editor)
Publisher University of Toronto Press
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 31.12.2021
 
EAN 9780802076366
ISBN 978-0-8020-7636-6
No. of pages 282
Dimensions 153 mm x 234 mm x 22 mm
Weight 426 g
Series MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching
Medieval Academy Reprints for
MART: The Medieval Academy Reprints for Teaching
Medieval Academy Reprints for
Mart: The Medieval Academy Rep
Subject Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies

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