Of Reynaert the Fox: Text and Facing Translation of the Middle Dutch Beast Epic Van den vos Reynaerde - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 908964024X ISBN 13 : 9789089640246

Editeur : Amsterdam University Press, 2009

Synopsis

The mid thirteenth-century Dutch beast epic Van den vos Reynaerde is a fascinating reworking of the most popular branch of the Old French Roman de Renart and one of the finest examples of this popular genre, consisting of a lengthy cycle of animal tales which provided a satirical commentary on human society. Featuring the archetypal sly fox, the epic is also one of earliest examples of a longer literary work written in the Dutch vernacular. This charmingly illustrated edition contains the first-ever version of the Dutch text with a facing English translation, making the undisputed masterpiece of medieval Dutch literature accessible to international scholarly audiences otherwise unable to read the narrative in the original. The critical text and the parallel translation are accompanied by an introduction, interpretative notes, an index of names, a complete glossary, and a short introduction to Middle Dutch, making it an excellent choice for undergraduate or graduate study of medieval European literature.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The mid thirteenth-century poem Van denvos Reynaerde is a fascinating animal storyabout the power of words and the corruptionof society. This volume contains anedition of the Middle Dutch text with afacing translation into modern English (by Thea Summerfi eld), making the undisputed masterpiece of medieval Dutch literature accessible for the very fi rsttime to international scholarly and general readers. The critical text and parallel translation are accompanied by a thorough introduction, interpretative notes, an index This provocative and rich volume chartsthe post-9/11 debates and practice of multiculturalism, pin pointing their political and cultural implications in the United States and Europe.

Biographie de l'auteur :

André Bouwman is keeper of Western manuscripts at Leiden University Library. Bart Besamusca is senior lecturer in medieval Dutch literature in the Department of Dutch at Utrecht University. The translation to modern English is done by Thea Summerfield. She was Lecturer in Old and Middle English Literature at the University of Utrecht. Currently she combines medieval literary research and translating.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Amsterdam University Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 908964024X
• ISBN 13: 9789089640246
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 368
• Éditeur: Bouwman Andre