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Gesta Romanorum: A New Translation

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Availability:In StockContributor:Christopher Stace (Translator), Nigel Harris (Introduction by)Series:Manchester Medieval Literature and CulturePublish date:2018-05-03Pages:544
Language:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526127266ISBN-10:1526127261UPC:9781526127266Book Category:Literary Criticism, Literary Collections, HistoryBook Subcategory:Medieval, EuropeBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.80 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC5FSKG7HT
This volume contains an entirely new and accessible translation into modern English of the medieval Latin Gesta Romanorum. Based on the standard Gesta edition by Hermann ?sterley, it is the first such translation to appear since 1824, and the first to take appropriate account of modern scholarly priorities. The Gesta Romanorum are tales drawn from a wide variety of sources, such as classical mythology, legend and historical chronicles, and are accompanied in almost every case by allegorical Christian interpretations. They were enormously popular throughout the Middle Ages, and had a huge influence on many other authors, such as Boccaccio, Chaucer, Gower, Hoccleve, Shakespeare, Bernard Shaw and Thomas Mann. The Gesta is therefore a foundational work of western European literature - as well as one whose lively, well-crafted and often entertaining narratives hold a continuing appeal for contemporary readers.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Manchester University PressISBN-13:9781526127266ISBN-10:1526127261UPC:9781526127266Book Category:Literary Criticism, Literary Collections, HistoryBook Subcategory:Medieval, EuropeBook Topic:MedievalSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.80 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC5FSKG7HT

Christopher Stace is an Independent Scholar and Translator

Nigel Harris is Reader in German at the University of Birmingham
Publisher: Manchester University Press

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