The Art of Medieval French RomanceDouglas Kelly provides a comprehensive and historically valid analysis of the art of medieval French romance as the romancers themselves describe it. He focuses on well-known writers, such as Chrétien de Troyes and Marie de France, and also draws on a wide range of other sources—prose romances, non-Arthurian romances, thirteenth-century verse romances, and variant versions from the later Middle Ages. |
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... from the Latin sapientia topic , 101 the obligation to use one's sans to transmit knowledge is widespread from the earliest romances on . 102 Qui sages est nel doit celer , ainz doit por Conte 115 In the Partonopeu African kings.
Douglas Kelly. Qui sages est nel doit celer , ainz doit por ce son senz moutrer que quant il ert du siecle alez touz jors en soit mes ramenbrez . Pour ce n'en veul mon senz tesir , ma sapïence retenir , ainz me delite a raconter chose ...
... doit fere et quel chose leissier , Comme il doit ses amis et blandir et proier , Ceus qu'il a fes tenir et autres pourchacier , Et ceus qu'il ne connoist par oevres essaier , Ses anemis grever et si estoutoier Que uns seuls envers lui n ...