Gesta Romanorum: A New Translation (Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture) (Paperback)

Gesta Romanorum: A New Translation (Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture) By Christopher Stace (Translator), Nigel Harris (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Christopher Stace (Translator), Nigel Harris (Introduction by)
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Description


This volume contains an entirely new and accessible translation into modern English of the medieval Latin Gesta Romanorum. Based on the standard Gesta edition by Hermann sterley, it is the first such translation to appear since 1824, and the first to take appropriate account of modern scholarly priorities. The Gesta Romanorum are tales drawn from a wide variety of sources, such as classical mythology, legend and historical chronicles, and are accompanied in almost every case by allegorical Christian interpretations. They were enormously popular throughout the Middle Ages, and had a huge influence on many other authors, such as Boccaccio, Chaucer, Gower, Hoccleve, Shakespeare, Bernard Shaw and Thomas Mann. The Gesta is therefore a foundational work of western European literature - as well as one whose lively, well-crafted and often entertaining narratives hold a continuing appeal for contemporary readers.

About the Author


Christopher Stace is an Independent Scholar and Translator Nigel Harris is Reader in German at the University of Birmingham


Product Details
ISBN: 9781526127266
ISBN-10: 1526127261
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Publication Date: May 3rd, 2018
Pages: 544
Language: English
Series: Manchester Medieval Literature and Culture