Romance of the Rose

Name: Romance of the Rose
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ISBN: 9780199540679

ISBN-10: 0199540675

ISBN-13: 9780199540679

Edition: 2009

Authors: Guillaume de Lorris, Jean de Meun, Frances Horgan, Fï¿½lix Lecoy

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`If any man or woman should ask what I wish this romance... to be called, it is the Romance of the Rose, in which the whole art of love is contained'. Guillaume de Lorris's own introduction to his allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair gives no indication of the eventual scale and scope of the work, which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances. In the hands of Jean de Meun, who continued de Lorris's work, it assumed vast proportions and embraced almost every aspect of medieval life, from predestination to the right way to deal with premature hair-loss. This new translation into modern English, based on the French edition by Félix Lecoy, is…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/15/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.72" long x 0.67" tall
Weight: 0.594