Robert the devil : the first modern English translation of Robert le Diable, an anonymous French romance of the thirteenth century / prepared by Samuel N. Rosenberg.
"This translation uses the critical edition of the Old French text prepared by Eilert Løseth; Robert le diable: roman d'aventures, Société des anciens textes français (Paris: Firmin Didot, 1903)."--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.
Summary:
"English translation of an anonymous thirteenth-century French poem in which a woman desperate to bear a child appeals to the devil for help. Originally written in octosyllabic rhymed couplets, this translation uses free verse"--Provided by publisher.
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