The honeysuckle and the hazel tree : medieval stories of men and women / translated and with an introduction by Patricia Terry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Terry, Patricia, 1929-

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Literature, Medieval--History and criticism.

Literature, Medieval.

Men in literature.

Women in literature.

Physical Description:

x, 218 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 1995.

Summary:

Known for her fine translations of octosyllabic narrative verse, Patricia Terry here presents translations of four major practitioners of this dominant literary form of twelfth- and thirteenth-century France. From Chretien de Troyes, who introduced the magical realm of King Arthur to literature, Terry includes an early work, Philomena, here translated into verse for the first time. This story of passion, violence, and revenge differs in many ways from its Ovidian prototype, particularly in its portrayal of the female characters. The other great writer of this period was Marie de France, the first woman in the European narrative tradition. Terry has newly translated Lanval for this edition, which also features four of Marie's other lais. The collection further includes The Reflection by Jean Renart, known for his realistic settings and mordant tone; and the anonymous Chatelaine of Vergi, a fatalistic, somber, and perhaps more modern depiction of love.

Contents:

Chretien De Troyes

Philomena 31

/ Marie De France

The Nightingale 75

The Two Lovers 81

Honeysuckle 89

Lanval 93

Eliduc 113

/ Jean Renart

The Reflection 149

Anonymous

The Chatelaine of Vergi 179.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-218).

ISBN:

0520083784

0520083792

OCLC:

31411165