| Architectural Structure in the «Lais» of Marie de France Contributor(s): Paulson, Michael G. (Editor), Boland, Margaret (Author) |
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ISBN: 082042224X ISBN-13: 9780820422244 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $56.00 Product Type: Hardcover Published: December 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Literary Criticism | European - French |
| Dewey: 841.1 |
| LCCN: 93034617 |
| Series: Currents in Comparative Romance Languages and Literatures, |
| Physical Information: 226 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The twelfth-century lays of Marie de France are among the most popular of all medieval works and are a primary source of Arthurian material. For the first time, this analysis treats these poems as an architectural unit. The structure of these lays, written by the first poetess of the Anglo-French tradition, is linked through its thematic construction to the Church Fathers and the architects of the Gothic Cathedrals. Working from the British Museum's Harley Manuscript 978, this study preserves the integrity of the original manuscript as well as its authorial purpose. |