Nine Medieval Romances of Magic: Re-Rhymed in Modern English
- Author / Editor
- Osborn, Marijane, trans.
Nine Medieval Romances of Magic: Re-Rhymed in Modern English
- Published
- Buffalo, N. Y.: Broadview, 2010.
- Physical Description
- x, 251.
- Description
- Modern verse translations of romances in their original verse forms, with individual introductions and notes, a general introduction, and a commentary on the value of modern verse translation. Includes WBT and Th, along with Gower's "Tale of Florent," "Thomas of Erceldoune," "Sir Orfeo," Thomas Chestre's "Sir Launfal," "EmareĢ," "Sir Gowther," and "Floris and Blanchefleur." Appendix A includes two later analogous narratives: the ending of "Sir Libeaus and the Lamia" and "Tam Lin."
- Chaucer Subjects
- Facsimiles, Editions, and Translations
- Wife of Bath and Her Tale
- Tale of Sir Thopas