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Of Reynaert the Fox: Text and Facing Translation of the Middle Dutch Beast Epic Van den Vos Reynaerde
A. Bouwman
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Description for Of Reynaert the Fox: Text and Facing Translation of the Middle Dutch Beast Epic Van den Vos Reynaerde
Paperback. The first-ever bilingual Dutch and English edition of Van den vos Reynaerde, the celebrated medieval Dutch beast epic featuring a crafty fox Editor(s): Bouwman, Andre; Besamusca, Bart. Num Pages: 368 pages, 6 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACD; DSC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 615.
The mid thirteenth-century Dutch beast epic Van den vos Reynaerde is a fascinating reworking of the most popular branch of the Old French Roman de Renart and one of the finest examples of this popular genre, consisting of a lengthy cycle of animal tales which provided a satirical commentary on human society. Featuring the archetypal sly fox, the epic is also one of earliest examples of a longer literary work written in the Dutch vernacular. This charmingly illustrated edition contains the first-ever version of the Dutch text with a facing English translation, making the undisputed masterpiece of medieval Dutch literature ... Read more
The mid thirteenth-century Dutch beast epic Van den vos Reynaerde is a fascinating reworking of the most popular branch of the Old French Roman de Renart and one of the finest examples of this popular genre, consisting of a lengthy cycle of animal tales which provided a satirical commentary on human society. Featuring the archetypal sly fox, the epic is also one of earliest examples of a longer literary work written in the Dutch vernacular. This charmingly illustrated edition contains the first-ever version of the Dutch text with a facing English translation, making the undisputed masterpiece of medieval Dutch literature ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089640246
SKU
V9789089640246
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Ref
99-16
About A. Bouwman
Bart Besamusca is senior lecturer in medieval Dutch literature in the Department of Dutch at Utrecht University|Andr Bouwman is keeper of Western manuscripts at Leiden University Library.
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