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The Romance of the Rose
Guillaume De Lorris
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Description for The Romance of the Rose
Paperback. Editor(s): Horgan, Frances. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
`If any man or woman should ask what I wish this romance... to be called, it is the Romance of the Rose, in which the whole art of love is contained'. Guillaume de Lorris's own introduction to his allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair gives no indication of the eventual scale and scope of the work, which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances. In the hands of Jean de Meun, who continued de Lorris's work, it assumed vast proportions and embraced almost every aspect of medieval life, from predestination ... Read more
`If any man or woman should ask what I wish this romance... to be called, it is the Romance of the Rose, in which the whole art of love is contained'. Guillaume de Lorris's own introduction to his allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair gives no indication of the eventual scale and scope of the work, which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances. In the hands of Jean de Meun, who continued de Lorris's work, it assumed vast proportions and embraced almost every aspect of medieval life, from predestination ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199540679
SKU
V9780199540679
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About Guillaume De Lorris
Frances Horgan is a self-employed translator.
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