French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France


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The tales included in this little book of translations are derived mainly from the "Lays" of Marie de France. I do not profess them to be a complete collection of her stories in verse. The ascription varies. Poems which were included in her work but yesterday are withdrawn to-day, and new matter suggested by scholars to take the place of the old. I believe it to be, however, a far fuller version of Marie's "Lays" than has yet appeared, to my knowledge, in English. Marie's poems are concerned chiefly with love. To complete my book I have added two famous mediaeval stories on the same excellent theme. This, then, may be regarded as a volume of French romances, dealing, generally, with one aspect of mediaeval life. (Summary by Eugene Mason, from his preface to Lays of Marie de France) (7 hr 29 min)

Chapitres

Introduction 25:44 Lu par Linda Hogan
Prologue by Way of Dedication 3:40 Lu par Linda Hogan
The Lay of Gugemar 38:32 Lu par Alisson Veldhuis
The Lay of The Dolorous Knight 11:37 Lu par Alisson Veldhuis
The Lay of Eliduc 56:08 Lu par Barry O'Neill
The Lay of The Nightengale 8:16 Lu par Linda Hogan
The Lay of Sir Launfal 32:44 Lu par Barry O'Neill
The Lay of The Two Lovers 11:41 Lu par Linda Hogan
The Lay of The Were-Wolf 15:40 Lu par Linda Hogan
The Lay of the Ash Tree 22:43 Lu par Barry O'Neill
The Lay of The Honeysuckle 5:46 Lu par Linda Hogan
The Lay of Equitan 14:24 Lu par Bellona Times
The Lay of Milon 22:40 Lu par haggisreflux
The Lay of Yonec 26:20 Lu par Barry O'Neill
The Lay of The Thorn 22:22 Lu par Linda Hogan
The Lay of Graelent 23:58 Lu par Ted Garvin
A Story of Beyond The Sea 1:04:36 Lu par TriciaG
The Chatelaine of Vergi 42:34 Lu par Barry O'Neill