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Norse Romance II - (Arthurian Archives) by Marianne E Kalinke & Marianne Kalinke (Paperback)

Norse Romance II - (Arthurian Archives) by  Marianne E Kalinke & Marianne Kalinke (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>13-14c Norse versions of French narratives of Arthur's knights, with modern prose translations.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><i>The Knights of the Round Table</i> is devoted to translations and adaptations of French narratives featuring King Arthur's knights. It contains prose translations of three of Chrétien de Troyes's Arthurian romances, including atranslation of <i>Perceval</i>. <i>Erex saga</i> diverges considerably in content and structure from the French source and most likely represents a thorough revision by an Icelander of what was originally a Norwegian translation.Additionally, the volume contains both an Old Norse translation and an Icelandic adaptation of the French <i>Lai du cort mantel</i>, the ribald story of a chastity-testing mantle at King Arthur's court.<br/><br/>The translators are: MARIANNE E. KALINKE, KIRSTEN WOLF, HELEN MACLEAN and MATTHEW JAMES DRISCOLL<br/><br/>Professor MARIANNE E. KALINKE teaches in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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