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Subject(s)

• Merlin (Legendary character)—Romances [Browse]
• Arthurian romances [Browse]
• Wizards—Poetry [Browse]
• Arthurian romances—History and criticism [Browse]
• Romances—France—History and criticism [Browse]
• Gender identity in literature [Browse]

Editor

• James-Raoul, Danièle [Browse]

Library of Congress genre(s)

• Arthurian romances [Browse]
• Literary criticism [Browse]

Series

• Classiques français du Moyen Age ; 202. [More in this series]
• Classiques français du Moyen âge ; 202, 0755-1959

Summary note

"Le Roman de Silence is an octosyllabic verse Old French roman in the Picard dialect, dated to the first half of the 13th century. It is the only work attributed to Heldris de Cornuälle (Heldris of Cornwall, an Arthurian pseudonym). Due to the text's late discovery and editing in 1927 and 1978, as well as its discussion of nature vs. nurture, transvestitism, sex and gender, and gender roles, the roman has attracted considerable interest both from medievalists and the field of Anglo-American gender studies"--From Wikipedia, viewed December 21, 2023.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-384) and index.

Language note

Text in Old French; notes and commentary in French.

ISBN

• 9782745360366 ((paperback))
• 2745360361 ((paperback))

LCCN

2023431295

OCLC

1415803666

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