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This volume presents the first widely available edition in English of the medieval romance Blandin de Cornoalha, accompanied by a translation and introduction to the work. Composed in the second half of the fourteenth century by an anonymous author, the story offers an early recording of the Sleeping Beauty folktale, incorporated into the adventures of two knights. Many elements in this romance from the south of France are comic, suggesting that Blandin is not simply a tale of knights in battle, but also a parody of medieval romance in general.



Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Introduction
The Manuscript
Versification and Genre
Language of the Author and of the Text
Literary Analogs and Possible Sources
Travels of the Narrative
Dating the Text
First Sightings, Prior Editions, and the Argument for this Edition
The Comedy of Blandin
Conclusion, Presentation of the Edition and Translation
Occitan Text and English Translation in parallel
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9781580445238, 978-1580445238
      ISBN10: 1580445233

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This volume presents the first widely available edition in English of the medieval romance Blandin de Cornoalha, accompanied by a translation and introduction to the work. Composed in the second half of the fourteenth century by an anonymous author, the story offers an early recording of the Sleeping Beauty folktale, incorporated into the adventures of two knights. Many elements in this romance from the south of France are comic, suggesting that Blandin is not simply a tale of knights in battle, but also a parody of medieval romance in general.



      Table of Contents

      List of Illustrations
      Acknowledgements
      Abbreviations
      Introduction
      The Manuscript
      Versification and Genre
      Language of the Author and of the Text
      Literary Analogs and Possible Sources
      Travels of the Narrative
      Dating the Text
      First Sightings, Prior Editions, and the Argument for this Edition
      The Comedy of Blandin
      Conclusion, Presentation of the Edition and Translation
      Occitan Text and English Translation in parallel
      Bibliography
      Index

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