1st Edition

Alain Chartier The Quarrel of the Belle Dame Sans Mercy

Edited By Joan E. McRae Copyright 2004
    512 Pages
    by Routledge

    512 Pages
    by Routledge

    Belle dame sans merci (Beautiful lady with no mercy) (1424) is not readily available in moden English translation elsewhere, making this an essential addition to any library with a medieval literature or French literature collection.

    Introduction; Chapter 1 La belle dame sans mercy, Alain Chartier, Demas Boudreaux, Henrik Rasmussen, Dale Cornett; Chapter 2 Letters; Chapter 3 The Excuse of Master Alain; Chapter 4 Accusations against the Belle dame sans mercy, Baudet Herenc; Chapter 5 The Lady Loyal in Love, Anonymous; Chapter 6 The Cruel Woman in Love, Achilles Caulier; Chapter 7 The Errors of Judgment of the Belle dame sans mercy, Anonymous; Chapter 8 The Hospital of Love, Achilles Caulier; Chapter 9 The Belle Dame Who Has Mercy, Oton de Grandson;

    Biography

    Joan E. McRae