Le Roman francais dans les premiers imprimes

edited by Anne Schoysman and Maria Colombo Timelli

Book cover: Le Roman francais dans les premiers imprimes

Extent: 196 pages

Publisher: Classiques Garnier

Subjects: Medieval Studies

Series: Rencontres

Series volume number: 147, 17

Language: French

Paperback (Published)

(May 2016)

ISBN: 9782812459931

Price: $41.00

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The emergence of printing played an important part in the diffusion of prose novels in the late Middle Ages and ensured their literary posterity. Amongst other things, these studies interrogate the editorial strategies of the first printers in order to grasp the specificity of the old editions of these novels.


The emergence of printing played an important part in the diffusion of prose novels in the late Middle Ages and ensured their literary posterity. Amongst other things, these studies interrogate the editorial strategies of the first printers in order to grasp the specificity of the old editions of these novels.

  • Edited by Maria Colombo Timelli
  • Edited by Anne Schoysman

"Upon first glance, this volume looks slim, but its appearance belies the level of utility of what lies within. [...] What this particular volume offers is a series of case studies nine in total, that provide an insight into different perspectives surrounding the publication in print of medieval French 'novels.' [...] The great strength of this volume is in its gathering of such a variety of approaches to a given subject in one place, thus offering a veritable array of models for future research into the early-modern reception of medieval French texts. The result is a concise, helpful and well-executed set of studies that work together particularly effectively through the impact of their collective methodologies, which combine to enrich not only existing knowledge and understanding, but also future research in the area." --Leah Tether, University of Bristol, The Medieval Review 17.09.14