Lancelot and the Lord of the Distant Isles - Couverture rigide

Terry, Patricia; Rosenberg, Samuel

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1567923240 ISBN 13 : 9781567923247

Editeur : David R. Godine Publisher Inc, 2007

Synopsis

A retelling of the 13th-century French legend of Lancelot and the mutual love between him and Galehaut, Lord of the Distant Isles.

Retellings of the Old French story of King Arthur, Guenevere, and Lancelot have left out a fourth figure amongst these legendary star-crossed lovers, the man who loved the knight, Lancelot. He was Galehaut, a mortal enemy of Arthur, and the invincible Lord of the Distant Isles. And he was Guenevere's rival for Lancelot's passion. The story is now complete, as a tragic double-love story, its complexity and emotional depth restored for the modern reader.

It is an extraordinary tale. For love of Lancelot, Galehaut surrenders his political ambitions, submitting to the rule of Arthur; the same love leads him to facilitate relations between Lancelot and the Queen. The mighty Lord of the Distant Isles, who had seemed destined to conquer the world, becomes a paragon of love-inspired self-sacrifice in this ancient tale of one man who deeply loves another.

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À propos de l'auteur

It is the achievement of Patricia Terry and Samuel Rosenberg, both seasoned translators of medieval romance, to tease out from the French sources the essential story of Lancelot, Guinevere, Galehaut, and Arthur, and, without distorting the original, retell it for today's readers. Terry has taught French and comparative literature and Rosenberg is Professor Emeritus of French and Italian at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: David R. Godine Publisher Inc
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1567923240
• ISBN 13: 9781567923247
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 256
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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