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Record Number:
46845
Author(s)/Creator(s):
Kelly , Douglas and Glyn S. Burgess
Contributor(s):
Title:
The Roman de Thèbes and The Roman d'Eneas
Source:
The Roman de Thèbes, and, The Roman d'EneasGlyn S. Burgess, translator, and Douglas Kelly, translatorExeter Studies in Medieval Europe, 19. Liverpool University Press, 2021. Pages 28 - 351.
Description:
The two romances translated in this volume, the
Roman de Thèbes
and the
Roman d’Eneas
, form, along with the
Roman de Troie
by Benoît de Sainte-Maure, a group of texts that are of considerable importance within French and European literature and culture. Composed between c. 1150 and c. 1165, these romances create a bridge between classical tales (the
Thèbes
is based on the
Thebaid
of Statius, the
Eneas
on the
Aeneid
of Virgil) and the burgeoning vernacular romances, represented especially by Chrétien de Troyes. As a group, these three works are frequently known as the romances of antiquity (
romans d’antiquité
) and they introduce into French literature the dominant contemporary themes of chivalry and love. They are set against a feudal and courtly background in which themes such as war, prowess inheritance and the possession of land are crucial. As they adapt their Latin sources, these romances, especially the
Eneas
, exploit the works of Ovid, especially in the presentation of the theme of love, and they also make use of the principles of rhetorical composition as studied in the schools (both romances contain remarkable examples of descriptions of both people and objects). [Reproduced from the publisher's website:
https://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/9781800348615
]
Article Type:
Translation
Subject
(See Also)
:
Classical Influences
Ovid, Ancient Poet
Roman de Thebes, Prose Romance
Roman d'Eneas, Epic
Romance, Literary Genre
Statius, Ancient Latin Poet
Virgil, Ancient Poet
Award Note:
Feminae Translation of the Month, November 2023
Geographic Area:
France
Century:
12
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Author's Affiliation:
University of Liverpool [Burgess- Professor Emeritus]; University of Wisconsin-Madison [Kelly- Professor Emeritus]
Conference Info:
- , -
Year of Publication:
2021.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
9781800348615 (print- hbk) 9781802073706 (print- pbk) and 9781800858817 (online)