Philippe de Vigneulles and the Art of Prose Translation

by Catherine M. Jones and Professor Catherine M Jones

The cultural agenda of Philippe de Vigneulles, translator of the Lorraine epic cycle into Middle French prose.

Over fifty chansons de geste were reworked into prose between the fourteenth and sixteenth centuries for patrons and audiences who demanded updated, de-rhymed versions of heroic songs. While most prose translations were commissioned by noble patrons, Philippe de Vigneulles (1471-1527), a cloth merchant of Metz, operated outside the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843841584
• ISBN13: 9781843841586
• Release Date: March 2008
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.3" x 6.2"