Of Reynaert the Fox : : text and facing translation of the Middle Dutch beast epic Van den vos Reynaerde / / edited with an introduction, notes and glossary by Andre Bouwman and Bart Besamusca; translated by Thea Summerfield; includes a chapter on Middle Dutch by Matthias Huning and Ulrike Vogl.

The mid thirteenth-century Dutch beast epic Van den vos Reynaerde is a fascinating reworking of the most popular branch of the Old French Roman de Renart and one of the finest examples of this popular genre, consisting of a lengthy cycle of animal tales which provided a satirical commentary on human...

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Year of Publication:2009
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (369 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Table of contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Text, translation and notes
  • Editorial principles
  • Middle Dutch: A short introduction
  • Further reading
  • Index of proper names
  • Glossary
  • Abbreviations
  • Word index (semantic fields)
  • Bibliography
  • List of illustrations
  • Contributors.