French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France
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 Poems which were included in her work but yesterday are withdrawn to-day, and new matter suggested by scholars to take the place of the old.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)
Chapters
Introduction | 25:44 | Read by Linda Hogan |
Prologue by Way of Dedication | 3:40 | Read by Linda Hogan |
The Lay of Gugemar | 38:32 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
The Lay of The Dolorous Knight | 11:37 | Read by Alisson Veldhuis |
The Lay of Eliduc | 56:08 | Read by Barry O'Neill |
The Lay of The Nightengale | 8:16 | Read by Linda Hogan |
The Lay of Sir Launfal | 32:44 | Read by Barry O'Neill |
The Lay of The Two Lovers | 11:41 | Read by Linda Hogan |
The Lay of The Were-Wolf | 15:40 | Read by Linda Hogan |
The Lay of the Ash Tree | 22:43 | Read by Barry O'Neill |
The Lay of The Honeysuckle | 5:46 | Read by Linda Hogan |
The Lay of Equitan | 14:24 | Read by Bellona Times |
The Lay of Milon | 22:40 | Read by haggisreflux |
The Lay of Yonec | 26:20 | Read by Barry O'Neill |
The Lay of The Thorn | 22:22 | Read by Linda Hogan |
The Lay of Graelent | 23:58 | Read by Ted Garvin |
A Story of Beyond The Sea | 1:04:36 | Read by TriciaG |
The Chatelaine of Vergi | 42:34 | Read by Barry O'Neill |