Middle English Breton Lays

Name: Middle English Breton Lays
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ISBN: 9781879288621

ISBN-10: 1879288621

ISBN-13: 9781879288621

Edition: 1995

Authors: Anne Laskaya, Eve Salisbury

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What is a Breton lay and why is its designation in Middle English important? Without the identification of Middle English, the Breton lay may refer to any of the poems produced between approximately 1150 and 1450 which claim to be literary versions of lays sung by ancient Bretons to the accompaniment of the harp. The subsequent codification of the literary genre is attributed to the Anglo-Norman writer Marie de France whose twelve lays immortalize this tradition of Breton storytelling in the twelfth century. Set in Brittany, Wales, or Normandy, Marie's lays address matters of courtesy, chivalry, and courtly love, concerns of interest to her multi-lingual, aristocratic audience.

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Publication date: 11/1/1995
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 452
Size: 7.01" wide x 10.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English