Silence : a thirteenth-century French romance / newly edited and translated with introduction and notes by Sarah Roche-Mahdi.
| Author/creator | Heldris author. |
| Other author | Roche-Mahdi, Sarah, editor, translator, writer of introduction, writer of added commentary. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2014. |
| Description | 1 online resource (1 PDF (xxiv, 343 pages) :) : illustrations. |
| Supplemental Content | Project MUSE |
| Subjects |
| Series | Medieval texts and studies ; no. 10 Medieval texts and studies ; no. 10. ^A297654 |
| Contents | Preface -- Introduction -- Silence : text and translation -- Appendix: plot of "Grisandole" -- Notes to the Old French text -- Notes to the translation -- Proper names -- Glossary -- Select bibliography. |
| Abstract | This bilingual edition, a parallel text in Old French and English, is based on a reexamination of the Old French manuscript, and makes Silence available to specialists and students in various fields of literature and women's studies. The Roman de Silence, an Arthurian romance of the thirteenth century, tells of a girl raised as a boy, equally accomplished as a minstrel and knight, whose final task, the capture of Merlin, leads to her unmasking. |
| General note | Originally published: East Lansing, Mich. : Colleagues Press, 1992. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-343). |
| Language | Parallel texts in English and Old French, with critical matter in English. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: 0870135430 9780870135439 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| Genre/form | Romances. |
| Genre/form | Translations. |
| ISBN | 9781609174385 |
| ISBN | 1609174380 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |