Tales of True Love: Lais et Fabliaux Marie de France (with Black & White Illustrations)

by John D. Harris

Marie de France is considered by scholars to be the first prominent woman author in our modern Western tradition.

The persona of her "lais" is unashamed and unabashed. She does not blush at the sexual matter of love, nor does she apologize for nor disguise errant behaviors of women. She is keenly aware of the social inequity between men and women, and how the patriarchal society and the brute masculine ethos of the warrior class...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0B1DQV45X
• ISBN13: 9798826941003
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"