{"product_id":"norse-romance-ii-9781843843061","title":"Norse Romance II","description":"\u003cb\u003e13-14c Norse versions of French narratives of Arthur's knights, with modern prose translations.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Knights of the Round Table\u003c\/i\u003e is devoted to translations and adaptations of French narratives featuring King Arthur's knights. It contains prose translations of three of Chrétien de Troyes's Arthurian romances, including atranslation of \u003ci\u003ePerceval\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eErex saga\u003c\/i\u003e diverges considerably in content and structure from the French source and most likely represents a thorough revision by an Icelander of what was originally a Norwegian translation.Additionally, the volume contains both an Old Norse translation and an Icelandic adaptation of the French \u003ci\u003eLai du cort mantel\u003c\/i\u003e, the ribald story of a chastity-testing mantle at King Arthur's court. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  The translators are: MARIANNE E. KALINKE, KIRSTEN WOLF, HELEN MACLEAN and MATTHEW JAMES DRISCOLL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Professor MARIANNE E. KALINKE teaches in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign","brand":"Marianne Kalinke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280470749435,"sku":"9781843843061","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781843843061_a79bd722-337c-437e-ada1-cdc42dec674a.jpg?v=1772487509","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/norse-romance-ii-9781843843061","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}