allegory · 1846
The Romaunt of the Rose
partial translation into Middle English of the French poem Le Roman de la Rose, possibly by Geoffrey Chaucer
- 1846
- allegory
Summary
The Romaunt of the Rose is a partial translation into Middle English of the French allegorical poem, Le Roman de la Rose. Originally believed to be the work of Geoffrey Chaucer, the Romaunt inspired controversy among 19th-century scholars when parts of the text were found to differ in style from Chaucer's other works. Also the text was found to contain three distinct fragments of translation. Together, the fragments—A, B, and C—provide a translation of approximately one-third of Le Roman.
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