| The Anglo-Norman Lay of Haveloc: Text and Translation Contributor(s): Burgess, Glyn S. (Editor), Burgess, Glyn S. (Translator), Brook, Leslie C. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1843844133 ISBN-13: 9781843844136 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $109.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Poetry | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
| Dewey: 841.1 |
| LCCN: 2015299412 |
| Series: Gallica |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.29" W x 9.62" (1.26 lbs) 237 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The story of Haveloc first appears in the oldest chronicle of the kings of England Britain, Geffrei Gaimar's Estoire des Engleis, and it is found in a substantial number of later accounts of English history. It is unusual in that it seemingly deals with "real" persons and events; but although names for the prototypes of Haveloc and other personages have been put forward, any search for historical evidence has been largely fruitless. The Haveloc story remains a legend, indeed one of the most compelling legends of the Middle Ages. The Anglo-Norman lay of Haveloc survives in only two manuscripts, one (H) unedited since the nineteenth century and the other (P) since1925. This volume provides new editions of both versions and an English facing-page translation of the version in H. Also included is a translation of the Haveloc episode in Gaimar's chronicle and an edition and translation of thevarious shorter chronicle accounts, in French, English and Latin, which continued into the seventeenth century and survive in a modern English folk-tale. Glyn S. Burgess is Emeritus Professor and Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Liverpool; Leslie C. Brook is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham. |