Ipomadon (Early English Text Society Original Series)

The fullest version in English (surviving in a single fifteenth-century manuscript) of the twelfth-century Anglo-Norman romance by Hue de Rotelande. The three English versions testify to the story's popularity. Ipomadon A, the version edited here, is a tail-rhyme romance of 8,89 lines. Although the three English versions were edited by E. Kölbing in 1889 (in German), this is the first complete English edition. It includes a full comparison of the different versions, explanatory notes, and glossary. Ipomadon Is A Middle English Translation Of The Twelfth-century Anglo-norman Romance, Ipomedon, By Hue De Rotelande. The Romance Was Translated Into English Three Times In The Medieval Period; This Edition Contains The Fullest Version, Ipomadon A. The Complete Text Has Only Been Available Hitherto In E. Kolbing's German Edition Of 1889. This New Edition Includes A Glossary And Full Explanatory Notes, And Discussion Of The Language Of The Text, Together With A Full Comparison Of The Different Versions Of This Popular Story.--book Jacket. Edited By Rhiannon Purdie. Author: Hue De Rotelande. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Fullest Of The Three Known Middle English Translations From The Anglo-norman, Previously Only Available In E. Kölbing's German Ed. Of 1889. Text In Middle English With Introduction And Notes In Modern English. This is the fullest English version of Hue de Rotelande's twelfth-century Anglo-Norman romance, Ipomedon . It includes a full comparison of the different versions, explanatory notes, and glossary. lxxxix, 366 p. : 23 cm Includes bibliographical references and index Author: Hue de Rotelande https://archive.org/details/ipomadon0000hued Romances -- Translations into English