Reviews for Beginnings of Medieval Romance: Fact and Fiction, 1150-1220

The average rating for Beginnings of Medieval Romance: Fact and Fiction, 1150-1220 based on 2 reviews is 2 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-07 00:00:00 Cumille Trans This is a fable about a proud rooster and a wiley (though also proud) fox, embellished with lessons and asides. It's an entertaining tale, well told, with interesting insights in the lives of peasants. These Cambridge School editions are targeted more to high schools and college, but they make reading the Middle English much easier. The introduction does not have the same depth of the Cambridge University versions, but you don't have to keep flipping to the back of the book to get help finding the meaning of words. For more general thoughts on The Canterbury Tales, see here:

Review # 2 was written on 2019-09-22 00:00:00 Pham Thuan Also read the epilogue :) The protagonist, Chanticleer the Rooster, shows up in many a Grimms fairytale... so interesting to see him here illustrating a darker theme of fate determining one's death. (Laptop is in the shop; more later)