The Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure: A Translation Contributor(s): Burgess, Glyn S. (Translator), Kelly, Douglas (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1843845431 ISBN-13: 9781843845430 Publisher: Boydell & Brewer OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Poetry | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 841.1 |
LCCN: 2019304319 |
Series: Gallica |
Physical Information: 0.98" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.49 lbs) 488 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Benot de Sainte-Maure's Roman de Troie, dating to around 1165, is, along with the Roman de Thbes and the Roman d'Eneas, one of the three "romances of antiquity" (romans d'antiquité). These romances launched the plots, themes and structures of the genre, then blossoming in the hands of authors such as Chrétien de Troyes. As an account of the Trojan War, Benot's work is of necessity a poem about war and its causes, how it was fought and what its consequences were for the combatants. But the author's choice of the octosyllabic rhyming couplet, his fondness for description, his ability to recount the intensity of personal struggles, and above all his fascination with the trials and tribulations of Love, which affect some of the work's most prominent warriors (among them Paris and his love for Helen, and Troilus and his love for Briseida), all combine to fashion this romance - in which events from long ago are presented as a reflection of the poet's own feudal and courtly worlds. |