Of Reynaert The Fox: Text And Facing Translation Of The Middle Dutch Beast Epic Van Den Vos Reynaerde Van Den Vos Reynaerde

The first-ever bilingual Dutch and English edition of Van den vos Reynaerde, the celebrated medieval Dutch beast epic featuring a crafty fox. Introduction -- 1. Literary tradition -- 2. The author -- 3. The text -- 3.1 The prologue -- 3.2 The plot -- 3.3 Words and deeds -- 3.4 Literary space -- 3.5 Justice and its perversion -- 4. The audience -- 5. Transmission and reception -- About the translation -- Text, translation and notes -- Editorial principles -- Middle Dutch -- A short introduction -- 1. Middle Dutch diversity -- 1.1 Diff erences between dialects -- 2. Spelling and pronunciation -- 3. Grammatical structures -- 3.1 Morphology -- 3.1.1 Declension -- 3.1.2 Plural formation -- 3.1.3 Conjugation -- 3.2 Syntax -- 3.2.1 Word order -- 3.2.2 Passive voice and impersonal constructions -- 3.2.3 Negation -- Further reading -- 1. Editions -- 2. Research -- 3. Middle Dutch -- Index of proper names -- Glossary -- Word index (semantic fields) -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Contributors. Table of contents 6 Acknowledgements 8 Introduction 10 Text, translation and notes 42 Editorial principles 248 Middle Dutch – A short introduction 258 Further reading 274 Index of proper names 280 Glossary 284 Abbreviations 285 Word index (semantic fields) 348 Bibliography 358 List of illustrations 368 Contributors 369 Ed. With An Introd., Notes And Glossary By André Bouwman And Bart Besamusca ; Transl. By Thea Summerfield ; Incl. A Chapter On Middle Dutch By Matthias Hüning ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 357-366) And Indexes.