1st Edition

Guillaume de Mauchaut La Prise d'Alixandre

Edited By R. Barton Palmer Copyright 2002
472 Pages
by Routledge

700 Pages
by Routledge

This is the first edition in more than a century and the first modern English translation of the crowning masterwork of Machaut's literary career. Based on his extensive discussion with returning crusaders, the poet recounts King Peter I of Cyprus's successful attack and capture of the Egyptian city of Alexandria in 1365. This volume features a full discussion of Machaut's life and career,... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 La Prise d'Alixandre, Guillaumede Machaut; Textual Notes; Explanatory Notes; Selected Bibliography;

Biography

R. Barton Palmer is the Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature amd Director of the South Carolina Film Institute.