The Lais of Marie De France

With Two Further Lais in the Original Old French

Marie France, Keith Busby, Glyn Burgess

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French

Penguin Classics
05 May 1999

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Poetry by individual poets

The lais are a unique form depicting a moment of crisis in a love relationship

Marie de France (fl. late twelfth century) is the earliest known French woman poet and her lais - stories in verse based on Breton tales of chivalry and romance - are among the finest of the genre.

Recounting the trials and tribulations of lovers, the lais inhabit a powerfully realized world where very real human protagonists act out their lives against fairy-tale elements of magical beings, potions and beasts. De France takes a subtle and complex view of courtly love, whether telling the story of the knight who betrays his fairy mistress or describing the noblewoman who embroiders her sad tale on the shroud for a nightingale killed by a jealous and suspicious husband.

By: Marie France
Introduction by: Keith Busby
Translated by: Glyn Burgess
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 134g
ISBN: 9780140447590
ISBN 10: 0140447598
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 05 May 1999
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Glyn S. Burgess is currently Professor of French and Head of Department at the University of Liverpool. He has translated 'The Song of Roland' for Penguin Classics and he has published widely on 12th-century courtly literature. Keith Busby is George Lynn Cross Research Professor of French and Director of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Oklahoma.