Marie de France (fl. late twelfth century) is the earliest known French woman poet and her lais - stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance - are among the finest of the genre. Recounting the trials and tribulations of lovers, the lais inhabit a powerfully realized world where very real human protagonists act out their lives against fairy-tale elements of magical beings, potions and beasts. De France takes a subtle and complex view of courtly love, whether telling the story of the knight who betrays his fairy mistress or describing the noblewoman who embroiders her sad tale on the shroud for a nightingale killed by a jealous and suspicious husband. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Lais of Marie de France (Penguin Classics)

Literature & Fiction

France, Marie De

Literary

Penguin Classics

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Poésies De Marie De France, Poète Anglo-normand Du Xiiie Siècle, Ou Recueil De Lais, Fables Et Autres Productions De Cette Femme Célèbre: Publiées ... Et Les Ouvrages De Marie ... (French Edition)

History

Roquefort

Roquefort-Flaméricourt

Europe

Wentworth Press

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie De France

Classics

BiblioLife

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France

Lewis's masterly English translation captures the spirit of Marie's original text depicting the wonderful tales collected from traveling minstrels. Size C. Full-color illustrations.

Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lais of Marie de France

Children's Books

Viking Juvenile

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Health, Fitness & Dieting

Paris Pr

Poésies De Marie De France, Poète Anglo-normand Du Xiiie Siècle, Ou, Recueil De Lais, Fables Et Autres Productions De Cette Femme Célèbre, Volume 1... (French Edition)

Legare Street Press

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French Mediaeval Romances From the Lays of Marie de France

Poetry

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