"Excellent. . . . Offers both a valuable introduction to the romance for general readers while at the same time serving substantial fare to a specialized public."--Matilda T. Bruckner, Boston College"
The author of at least two noteworthy romances of the early thirteenth century,Le Roman de la Rose or Guillaume de Dole and L'Escoufle (The Kite), as well asLe Lai de l'Ombre, Jean Renart is today rec