Guillaume de Palerne An English Translation of the 12th Century French Verse Romance

Name: Guillaume de Palerne An English Translation of the 12th Century French Verse Romance
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ISBN: 9780786419647

ISBN-10: 0786419644

ISBN-13: 9780786419647

Edition: 2004

Authors: Leslie A. Sconduto

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This popular and important romance in the Middle Ages was written in Picard, one of the more difficult regional dialects of Old French. Guillaume de Palerne is a non-Arthurian romance offering a different vision of the medieval world, one in which we find the hero in a more realistic setting confronting the obstacles that fate-not his quest for fame-has set in his path. It is the story of a young prince of Sicily who is kidnapped by a werewolf at the age of four. Woven into the story of the eponymous hero is the parallel story of Alphonse, the Spanish prince who was transformed into a werewolf by his stepmother when he was still a toddler. The anonymous poet has woven humor, contemporary…

Book details

Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date: 9/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 276
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Assistant Professor Leslie A. Sconduto is director of the French program at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois.



Acknowledgments


Introduction


The Romance of Guillaume de Palerne


Bibliography


Index