Aucassin and Nicolete by Andrew Lang

"Aucassin and Nicolete" by Andrew Lang is a translation of an anonymous medieval French chantefable from the 12th or 13th century. This unique "sung story" combines prose and verse to tell of Aucassin, a nobleman's son who forsakes knighthood for his beloved Nicolette, a Saracen maiden. When their families oppose their love, the couple faces imprisonment, separation, and adventures across kingdoms. The work parodies medieval literary traditions, reversing gender roles and courtly romance conventions while satirizing the aristocratic culture of its time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Translator Lang, Andrew, 1844-1912
Title Aucassin and Nicolete
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aucassin_and_Nicolette
Note Translation of: Aucassin et Nicolette.
Credits Transcribed from the 1910 David Nutt edition by David Price
Reading Level Reading ease score: 81.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Romances -- Translations into English
Subject Legends -- France -- Translations into English
Subject French literature -- Translations into English
Category Text
EBook-No. 1578
Release Date
Most Recently Updated Dec 31, 2020
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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