Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

Record Number: 45747
Author(s)/Creator(s): Stavsky , Jonathan,
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Title: Le Bone Florence of Rome
Source: Le Bone Florence of Rome: A Critical Edition and Facing Translation of a Middle English Romance Analogous to Chaucer’s Man of Law’s Tale.Jonathan Stavsky, translator Edited by Jonathan Stavsky. University of Wales Press, 2017. Pages 50 - 187.
Description: Le Bone Florence of Rome is a Middle English tail-rhyme romance whose unique copy dates to the late fifteenth century. An analogue of Chaucer’s Man of Law’s Tale, it follows the adventures of a heroine who survives multiple exiles, sexual harassments and false accusations. At the same time, it explores such issues as the abuse of power, the stakes of global conflict, women’s place in society and their control over their destiny, all of which are treated in significantly different ways from the Constance story and other medieval tales of calumniated women. This fresh edition is accompanied by a complete line-by-line translation, which makes this text accessible to readers at all levels. Its introduction offers a comprehensive analysis of the themes, ideologies and literary relationships of the romance, together with new insights into its local connections and a detailed description of its manuscript context. —[Reproduced from the publisher’s website: https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/le-bone-florence-of-rome/]
Article Type: Edition of Text ; Translation
Subject (See Also): Bone Florence of Rome, Middle English Romance Custance (Literary Figure) Sexual Violence
Award Note: Feminae Translation of the Month, October 2021
Geographic Area: British Isles
Century: 15
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Author's Affiliation: Tel Aviv University
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Year of Publication: 2017.
Language: English ; Middle English
ISSN/ISBN: 9781786830630 (print- pbk); 9781786830623 (print- hbk); 9781786830654 (online)