Melusine; or, The Noble History of Lusignan

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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Beskrivning

Jean d’Arras’s splendid prose romance of Melusine, written for Jean de Berry, the brother of King Charles V of France, is one of the most significant and complex literary works of the later Middle Ages. The author, promising to tell us “how the noble and powerful fortress of Lusignan in Poitou was founded by a fairy,” writes a ceaselessly astonishing account of the origins of the powerful feudal dynasty of the Lusignans in southwestern France, which flourished in western Europe and the Near East during the age of the Crusades. The spellbinding story of the destinies of the fairy Melusine, her mortal husband, and her extraordinary sons blends history, myth, genealogy, folklore, and popular traditions with epic, romance, and Crusade narrative.Preceded by a substantial introduction, this translation, the first in English to be amply annotated, captures the remarkable range of stylistic registers that characterizes this extravagant and captivating work.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-08-15
Mått:152 x 229 x 19 mm
Vikt:386 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:Pennsylvania State University Press
ISBN:9780271054155

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Donald Maddox is Professor Emeritus of French Studies and adjunct faculty member in Comparative Literature at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Sara Sturm-Maddox is Professor Emerita of French and Italian Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

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“Part history, part fantasy, part romance, the story of Melusine—brought to life in this readable and lively translation—opens a window onto late medieval European chivalric culture, its refinements, its brutality, and its anxieties. Ranging from Ireland to Armenia, the story of the fairy Melusine and her family provides a wealth of descriptive detail about courtly life and the cultural importance of family and property. Supported by an excellent introduction and relevant, informative notes, this translation brings to light a book and an imagination that will appeal to students, general readers, and scholars.”—Carolyn Collette, Mount Holyoke College

Innehållsförteckning

ContentsPreface and AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMelusine; or, The Noble History of LusignanPrologueCrossed Destinies: Melusine and RaymondinFounding LusignanRaymondin in BrittanyFounding a Dynasty in PoitouUrian and Guyon Defend CyprusUrian and Guyon: The Armenian CampaignAntoine and Renaud in LuxembourgGeoffrey Big-Tooth in IrelandCrisis in the Near EastBetrayal, Fratricide, and LossGeoffrey in NorthumberlandRaymond: Pilgrimage and PenanceSix Sons of Lusignan Defend AlsaceRaymond’s Noble FuneralEpilogue I: The Knight of the TowerEpilogue II: The Castle of the Sparrow HawkThe Legacy of Lusignan and the Duke of BerryNotesSelected BibliographyIndex