by Marie de France · GALLIMARD · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070300563
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«Lais» is the collection of twelve medieval narrative poems by Marie de France, published by Gallimard in paperback (240 pages, in French).
It brings together twelve short lais composed between 1160 and 1180, in which adventure, love and the marvelous intertwine: knights who become werewolves, fairies who love mortals, kings who impose impossible trials and children abandoned with a silk cloth and a ring.
Edition from the La Bibliothèque Gallimard collection, with the original text in Old French and a translation into modern French by Philippe Walter. Includes a pedagogical dossier.
Recommended in France for the cinquième class; suitable for secondary school students and readers interested in medieval literature.
Marie de France was a poet, likely born in France, who lived in England during the late 12th century. She lived and wrote at an unknown court, but she and her work were almost certainly known at the royal court of King Henry II of England. Virtually nothing is known of her life; both her given name and its geographical specification come from manuscripts containing her works. However, one written description of her work and popularity from her own era still exists. She is considered by scholars to be the first woman known to write francophone verse.
