1st Edition

Renaut de Bâgé, 'Le Bel Inconnu' ('Li Biaus Descouneüs'; 'The Fair Unknown')

Edited By Karen L Fresco Copyright 1992
498 Pages
by Routledge

498 Pages
by Routledge

498 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1992, Le Bel Inconnu edited and with an introduction by Karen Fresco, presents on facing pages the original Old French text and the English translation of this significant medieval romance poem by Renaut de Bâgé The extensive introduction to the text includes an exploration into the life of the author, Renaut de Bâgé, as well as a detailed assessment of the poem, its... Read more
Introduction; Acknowledgements; Select bibliography; The Fair Unknown; Textual notes; Index of proper nouns; Appendix: Renaut's Song

Biography

Karen Fresco