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The Roman de Troie by Benoit de Sainte-Maure: A Translation
Glyn S. Burgess
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Description for The Roman de Troie by Benoit de Sainte-Maure: A Translation
Hardback. First English translation of an important twelfth-century romance, giving an account of the Trojan war and its consequences. Series: Gallica. Num Pages: 460 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DCF; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Weight in Grams: 666.
Winner of the 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award Benoit de Sainte-Maure's Roman de Troie, dating to around 1165, is, along with the Roman de Thebes and the Roman d'Eneas, one of the three romances of antiquity (romans d'antiquite). These romances launched the plots, themes and structures of the genre, then blossoming in the hands of authors such as Chretien de Troyes. As an account of the Trojan War, Benoit's work is of necessity a poem about war and its causes, how it was fought and what its consequences were for the combatants. ... Read more
Winner of the 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award Benoit de Sainte-Maure's Roman de Troie, dating to around 1165, is, along with the Roman de Thebes and the Roman d'Eneas, one of the three romances of antiquity (romans d'antiquite). These romances launched the plots, themes and structures of the genre, then blossoming in the hands of authors such as Chretien de Troyes. As an account of the Trojan War, Benoit's work is of necessity a poem about war and its causes, how it was fought and what its consequences were for the combatants. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Gallica
Condition
New
Weight
665g
Number of Pages
486
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843844693
SKU
V9781843844693
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Reviews for The Roman de Troie by Benoit de Sainte-Maure: A Translation
Winner of the 2018 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title Award [A] clear and accessible translation of Benoit's twelfth-century Roman de Troie that will serve as the standard English-language version of the medieval French text for the foreseeable future. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW The translators, eminent medievalists both, have crafted a compelling narrative ... Read more