{"product_id":"the-roman-de-thebes-and-the-roman-deneas-paperback","title":"The Roman de Thèbes and the Roman d'Eneas - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGlyn S. Burgess\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDouglas Kelly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two romances translated in this volume, the \u003ci\u003eRoman de Thèbes\u003c\/i\u003e and the\u003ci\u003e Roman d'Eneas\u003c\/i\u003e, form, along with the \u003ci\u003eRoman de Troie\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eThèbes\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the \u003ci\u003eThebaid\u003c\/i\u003e of Statius, the \u003ci\u003eEneas\u003c\/i\u003e on the \u003ci\u003eAeneid\u003c\/i\u003e 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 (\u003ci\u003eromans d'antiquité\u003c\/i\u003e) 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\u003ci\u003e Eneas\u003c\/i\u003e, exploit the works of Ovid, especially in the presentation of the theme of love, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand 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).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first volume to contain two complete translations of the three romances of antiquity. The translation of the \u003ci\u003eRoman d'Eneas\u003c\/i\u003e is the first English translation of this text since that of John A. Yunck in 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlyn S. Burgess is Emeritus Professor of French at the University of Liverpool. His Penguin Classics edition of The Lais of Marie de France has sold more than 150,000 copies. He is co-author of The Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure (with Douglas Kelly, D. S. Brewer, 2017). In 1999 he was made a Chevalier des Palmes Académiques and he is an Honorary President of the International Courtly Literature Society. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDouglas Kelly is Emeritus Professor of French and Medieval Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is co-author of The Roman de Troie by Benoît de Sainte-Maure (with Glyn Burgess, D. S. Brewer, 2017) and an Honorary President of the International Courtly Literature Society.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 440\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750211977504,"sku":"9781802073706","price":98.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa86604c7b784aec9c4ee0a9303051c8.webp?v=1779945994","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-roman-de-thebes-and-the-roman-deneas-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}