Prose translations of the short, narrative poems by the first major woman writer in the western tradition.

The Lais of Marie de France

Literature & Fiction

Marie, De France

Literary

Penguin Classics

From Wikipedia: John Griffith "Jack" London (born John Griffith Chaney,[1] January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916)[2][3][4][5] was an American author, journalist, and social activist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.[6] He is best remembered as the author of Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories "To Build a Fire", "An Odyssey of the North", and "Love of Life".[citation needed] He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as "The Pearls of Parlay" and "The Heathen", and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. ~~~ The Call of the Wild is a novella by American author Jack London published in 1903. The story takes place in the extreme conditions of the Yukon during the 19th-century Klondike Gold Rush where strong sled dogs were in high demand. After Buck, a domesticated dog, is snatched from a pastoral ranch in California, he is sold into a brutal life as a sled dog. The novella details Buck's struggle to adjust and survive the cruel treatment he receives from humans, other dogs, and nature. He eventually sheds the veneer of civilization altogether and instead relies on primordial instincts and the lessons he has learned to become a respected and feared leader in the wild. ~~~ The Call of the Wild is London's most popular work and is considered the masterpiece of his so-called "early period."[1] The novella is often classified as children's literature because of its animal protagonist, but the maturity of its subject matter makes it valuable for older audiences as well. Major themes include survival of the fittest, civilization versus nature, and fate versus free will.[2] ~~~ The Yeehat, a group of Alaska Natives portrayed in Call of the Wild, were a figment of London's imagination.[3]

The Call of the Wild and Related Readings (Literature Connections)

Children's Books

Robert Murphy

Julius Lester

Elizabeth Marshall

A. G. Rochelle

Sally Carrighar

Jack, London

Education & Reference

McDougal, Littell

Medieval tales for children. Hardcover; As New; Dust Jacket - Very Good; DJ in mylar cover. PO name on ffep. Thirty Fables with rich decorative illustrations.

Medieval fables

Dodd, Mead, & Company

French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie De France

Poetry

J M Dent & Sons/E P Dutton & Co

An artful storyteller whose tales continue to enthrall modern readers, the12th-century poet known as Marie de France transformed folklore and legends into a distinctive variety of romance. Knights, fairies, princes in disguise, and werewolves populate her captivating variations on Arthurian myths and other stories of magic and mystery. Many of her tales are rooted in Celtic and Breton traditions; seven centuries later, her rhythmic and colored language retains its charm and offers insights into medieval customs and philosophy. In addition, this volume features two famous medieval romances, "A Story of Beyond the Sea" and "The Chatelaine of Vergi."

Medieval Lays and Legends of Marie de France

History & Criticism

Dover Publications

Lais of Marie de France by Marie de France; Robert Hanning and Joan Ferrante, trs.

Dutton

Ancient European stories come to life in the poetry of a now forgotten medieval woman writer.

Baker Books

Marie de France, one of the best-known medieval women, is justly famous for her Lais, but her longer work, the Fables, has been newly discovered by modern audiences. This collection of 103 tales is the earliest extant vernacular collection of fables from western Europe.Marie de France's sources are not clear; she appears to claim a unique source, but that is obviously not true; the first forty tales are part of the Latin tradition, specifically the Romulus Nilantii, but the other sixty-three seem to come from all over: other Greek and Latin works, fabliaux, monks' tales, the Panchatantra, and the folk traditions of Italy, Germany, Greece, France, and the Middle East. Whatever her source, she contributed her own perspective - a wry fatalism, timely social commentary, and a feminine perspective.Harriet Spiegel's translation follows the original closely; the rhyming couplets not only render the tone and form of Marie de France's text with sympathy and fidelity, but also are particularly apt for the genre and sit squarely in the tradition of the English verse fable.Originally published by University of Toronto Press, 1987.

Marie De France: Fables (Toronto Medieval Texts & Translations)

Univ of Toronto Pr

The Lais of Marie De France: Text and Context

Burgess, Glyn S.

Univ of Georgia Pr

Saint Patrick's Purgatory: A Poem by Marie de France: Volume 94 (Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies) (English, Old French and Old French Edition)

Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (ACMRS)

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