Fables
Marie de France, one of the best-known medieval women, is justly famous for her Lais, but her longer work, the Fables, has been newly discovered by modern audiences. This collection of 103 tales is the earliest extant vernacular collection of fables from western Europe.\ Marie de France's sources are not clear; she appears to claim a unique source, but that is obviously not true; the first forty tales are part of the Latin tradition, specifically the Romulus Nilantii, but the other...
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Comprising the 103 tales that form the earliest extant vernacular collection of fables from western Europe, this edition captures the fresh and lively tone of Marie de France's text. This is a reprint of the first edition published in 1987. Spiegel provi
AcknowledgmentsAuthor and Date3Marie de France and the Fable Tradition6Marie's Contribution7Earlier Editions of the Fables11The Text13The Translation15Notes16French Titles22English Titles23The Fables28Short Title List263Notes265Table of Concordances279
