A Critical Edition of 'L’istoire Le Roy Charlemaine' de Girart d’Amiens: Poème épique du XIVe siècle - Three Volumes
d’Amiens, Girart ,  Edited with foreword and notes by Daniel A. Métraux , & Daniel Métraux

Description

L’istoire le roy Charlemaine is one of the very last still unpublished chansons de geste in French literature, since until recently scholars have neglected the genre of late medieval remaniements and compilations to which it belongs. This critical edition of the 23,348 line poem will be greatly appreciated by French and medieval scholars. Preface and introduction in English, text and notes in French.

Reviews

“The publication of this edition of Girart d’Amiens’ L’istoire le roy Charlemaine marks one of the more fortuitous events in the study of medieval French epic literature ... During the past century at least four other scholars, including this writer, had announced their intention to produce such an edition and then abandoned the task for various reasons, primarily the enormity of the task. Where four others had tried and failed to produce an edition, Dr. Daniel Métraux succeeded, working from microfilm copies of the three manuscripts in his self-appointed task, and we are the richer for his efforts ... This edition is a monument to Girart d’Amiens and to epic literature in general.” – Professor John Robin Allen, Saint John’s College, University of Manitoba

“This work provides the first complete edition of Girart d’Amiens’ longest poem written in 23,348 alexandrine verses. Dr. Métraux’ edition includes everything we expect from a thorough and well-researched critical edition: a study of the author’s life, the historical context, the possible date, the sources of the text accompanied by an extremely detailed summary, a description of the three books, a brief linguistic analysis of the base book, and an overview of the rhymes and versification ...” – The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies (Modern Humanities Research Association)

Table of Contents

Table of Contents: Preface Avant-propos · Introduction: l’auteur; le contexte – unité politique et religieuse; date de l’oeuvre; les sources du Charlemagne; valeur esthétique de l’oeuvre · Analyse du poème · Les manuscrits · Langue du manuscrit de base · Choix et établissement du texte · Procédés métriques et rimes · L’Istoire le roy Charlemaine Bibliographie; Index nominum; Glossaire

Year:  2003   

Related Volumes: [Book One] [Book Two] [Book Three] [Three Book Set]

Subject Areas:  France - History, French - Literature,

Imprint: Edwin Mellen Press

USA List Price: $319.95 UK List Price: £184.95  

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