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The romance of the Rose /

Many English-speaking readers of the Roman de la rose, the famous dream allegory of the thirteenth century, have come to rely on Charles Dahlberg's elegant and precise translation of the Old French text. His line-by-line rendering in contemporary English is available again, this time in a third...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Guillaume, de Lorris, active 1230 (Autor)
Otros Autores: Jean, de Meun, approximately 1240-approximately 1305, Dahlberg, Charles, 1919- (Traductor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Francés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1995.
Edición:Third edition.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Many English-speaking readers of the Roman de la rose, the famous dream allegory of the thirteenth century, have come to rely on Charles Dahlberg's elegant and precise translation of the Old French text. His line-by-line rendering in contemporary English is available again, this time in a third edition with an updated critical apparatus.
Readers at all levels can continue to deepen their understanding of this rich tale about the Lover and his quest - against the admonishments of Reason and the obstacles set by Jealousy and Resistance - to pluck the fair Rose in the Enchanted Garden.
The original introduction by Dahlberg remains an excellent overview of the work, covering such topics as the iconographic significance of the imagery and the use of irony in developing the central theme of love. His new preface reviews selected scholarship through 1990 and beyond, which examines, for example, the sources and influences, the two authors, the nature of the allegorical narrative as a genre, the use of first person, and the poem's early reception.
The new bibliographic material incorporates that of the earlier editions. The sixty-four miniature illustrations from thirteenth- and fifteenth-century manuscripts are retained, as are the notes keyed to the Langlois edition, on which the translation is based.
Notas:"Literature"--Page 4 of cover
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxxiv, 450, [34] pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-438) and index.
ISBN:9780691257778
0691257779