Canon, Period, and the Poetry of Charles of Orleans: Found in Translation

by Anne E.B. Coldiron

Now, for the first time ever, there is a study of the poetry of Charles of Orleans that considers together the English, French, and Latin versions of this large and important body of lyric. Charles was a captive in England following the battle of Agincourt, pulled literally from beneath a heap of bodies and armor. During his twenty-five-year imprisonment, Charles wrote hundreds of poems in French and English, including the over 6,500 lines that form...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472111469
• ISBN13: 9780472111466
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"