Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad": Volume 12, Slice 6Various
Science
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad": Volume 12, Slice 6
Various
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Couronnement Looys_, already mentioned, _Le Charroi de Nimes_ (12th
century) in which Guillaume, who had been forgotten in the distribution
of fiefs, enumerates his services to the terrified Louis, and _Aliscans_
(12th century), with the earlier _Chancun_, are among the finest of the
French epic poems. The figure of Vivien is among the most heroic
elaborated by the _trouveres_, and the giant Rainouart has more than a
touch of Rabelaisian humour.
The _chansons de geste_ of the cycle of Guillaume are: _Enfances Garin
de Monglane_ (15th century) and _Garin de Monglane_ (13th century), on
which is founded the prose romance of _Guerin de Monglane_, printed in
the 15th century by Jehan Trepperel and often later; _Girars de Viane_
(13th century, by Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube), ed. P. Tarbe (Reims,
1850); _Hernaut de Beaulande_ (fragment 14th century); _Renier de
Gennes_, which only survives in its prose form; _Aymeri de Narbonne_
(c. 1210) by Bertrand de Bar-sur-Aube, ed. L. Demaison (Soc. des anc.
textes fr., Paris, 2 vols., 1887); _Les Enfances Guillaume_ (13th
century); _Les Narbonnais_, ed. H. Suchier (Soc. des anc. textes fr.,
2 vols., 1898), with a Latin fragment dating from the 11th century,
preserved at the Hague; _Le Couronnement Looys_ (ed. E. Langlois,
1888), _Le Charroi de Nimes_, _La Prise d'Orange_, _Le Covenant
Vivien_, _Aliscans_, which were edited by W. J. A. Jonckbloet in vol.
i. of his _Guillaume d'Orange_ (The Hague, 1854); a critical text of
_Aliscans_ (Halle, 1903, vol. i.) is edited by E. Wienbeck, W.
Hartnacke and P. Rasch; _Loquifer_ and _Le Moniage Rainouart_ (12th
century); _Bovon de Commarchis_ (13th century), recension of the
earlier Siege de Barbastre, by Adenes li Rois, ed. A. Scheler
(Brussels, 1874); _Guibert d'Andrenas_ (13th century); _La Prise de
Cordres_ (13th century); _La Mort Aimeri de Narbonne_, ed. J. Couraye
de Parc (Soc. des Anciens Textes francais, Paris, 1884); _Foulque de
Candie_ (ed. P. Tarbe, Reims, 1860); _Le Moniage Guillaume_ (12th
century); _Les Enfances Vivien_ (ed. C. Wahlund and H. v. Feilitzen,
Upsala and Paris, 1895); _Chancun de Willame_ (Chiswick Press, 1903),
described by P. Meyer in _Romania_ (xxxiii. 597-618). The ninth branch
of the _Karlamagnus Saga_ (ed. C. R. Unger, Christiania, 1860) deals
with the _geste_ of Guillaume. _I Nerbonesi_ is edited by J. G. Isola
(Bologna, 1877, &c.).
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Elsewhere in the archive
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account