Medieval Lays and Legends of Marie de France

by Marie de France

Overview

Late 12th-Century Poems About Love and Compassion

Although she was born in France, Marie spent almost all her life in England, at the royal court of King Henry II, in the 12th century. There she wrote a series of rhymed fairy tales known as Breton lai or lays inspired from the ancients Greeks and Romans. Medieval Lays and Legends of Marie de France are a collection of 12 such poems written to both instruct and entertain the reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781681952659
Publisher:	Xist Publishing
Publication date:	09/04/2015
Series:	Xist Classics
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	163
File size:	328 KB

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