by Marie de France · LGF/Le Livre de Poche · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253098454
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«Lais» is the collection of medieval tales by Marie de France, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (188 pages, in French).
Written at the end of the 12th century by the first great female author of French literature, these lais are tales of love and adventure from Breton folklore and myth: knights who transform into werewolves or birds, speaking hinds and fairies who fall in love with mortals. Poetic and melancholic, they explore the power of love.
Published in 1998, edited by Laurence Harf-Lancner, it is part of the Le Livre de Poche Classiques series.
For readers of medieval literature and French classics, and for students who want to approach Marie de France in her original language.
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.
