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Commentary on the Poem: The Lais of Marie de France

2023-11-04 03:55:02

Breun lai, Milun is the ninth of 12 collections known as French Lais. This is a story about the relationship between court love and family, divided by overwhelming marriage system. The legendary medieval poet Maryad France is written in the UK and dates back to the 12th century. Almost nobody knows the writer. All information found, including her name and geographical background, was discovered through manuscripts.

Bisclavret (The Werewolf) is a medieval female writer and made by poet Mary Du France. It is one of 12 story poems known as "French Carnival". A lot of existence come from Brittany folklore, a legend intertwined with the influence of Celtic and supernatural elements. She insists that the song is based on the folk song she heard from the minstrel and the minstrel. In the poet translated as Judith P. Shoaf, Mary explained that Garwalf is the master of a wolf man and Bisclavret is the name of Brittany. However, although Bisclavret is still a wolf man, it is very different from Garwolf and usually shows suppressed and disciplined behavior than savage barbarous acts associated with these beasts. (1)

The collection of four works or works is caused by Marieres of France. Her main work is Marie de France of France, where 12 story poems, mainly hundreds of rows are contained. In most of these Brittany, she said that he heard stories they contained from Bretagne's minstrel, and in the opening version of poet Guigemar, she first showed her name as Mary. . The scholars agreed with Mary's work, the earliest date and the latest date between 1160 and 1215. Lais probably was written in the second half of the 12th century, they are usually dedicated to Henry II of England, or "noble king", perhaps considered a young king of his eldest son Henry. Her other work, "Fables", is dedicated to "Williams Count" which may be William Marshall of Williams or Mandeville. However, some people think that Earl William might refer to William Dragon Sword