Roman de la Rose

Guillaume de Lorris, Roman de la Rose, Frederick Startridge Ellis, Jean de Meun, Regina Psaki, Guillaume, Jean De Meun Guillaume De Lorris, Guillaume De Lorris and Jean De Meun (Authors); Harry W. Robbins (Translated by); Charles W. Dunn (Edited and Introduced by), Guillaume De Lorris; Jean De Meun; Harry W. Robbins (translator)

Many English-speaking readers of the Roman de la rose, the famous dream allegory of the thirteenth century, have come to rely on Charles Dahlberg's elegant and precise translation of the Old French text. His line-by-line rendering in contemporary English is available again, this time in a third edition with an updated critical apparatus. Readers at all levels can continue to deepen their understanding of this rich tale about the Lover and his quest - against the admonishments of Reason and the obstacles set by Jealousy and Resistance - to pluck the fair Rose in the Enchanted Garden. The original introduction by Dahlberg remains an excellent overview of the work, covering such topics as the iconographic significance of the imagery and the use of irony in developing the central theme of love. His new preface reviews selected scholarship through 1990 and beyond, which examines, for...