Han sai aiheen tahan teokseensa, joka on muinaisranskalaisen kirjallisuuden kiinnostavimpia tuotteita, englantilaisen kirkonmiehen geoffrey monmouthilaisen latinankielisesta proosateoksesta historia regum britanniae noin 15, joka teki arthursadut tutuiksi englannin kanaalin molemmin puolin. His name is sometimes given as robert wace, but there is little evidence. Vyrustal v normandii, vzdelani ziskal v caen a pak v parizi, cast zivota prozil take v anglii a svuj zivot zakoncil jako kanovnik v bayeux. It is named after brutus, who was the legendary founder and first king of britain. This is the brut, written in the first half of the thirteenth century, after the year 1204, by layamon, an english priest of the country parish of lower arnley in worcestershire. The rou was commissioned by henry ii of england, who sometime before 1169 secured for wace a canonry at bayeux in.
Wace s brut is an 1155 french verse rendering of geoffrey of monmouths earlier latin history of britain, from the time of brutus, the eponymous founder, to the 7th century. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original wo. Indeed, this sympathetic portrayal of duke robert and the associated criticism of henry iis grandfather seem to have been more than enough reason for wace to lose favour. Its author, wace, was born on the island of jersey, in the channel islands, some time after. The rou was commissioned by henry ii of england, who sometime before 1169 secured for wace a. Pochazel z ostrova jersey a byl slechtickeho puvodu. Written in the norman language, it consists of 14,866 lines. A poem in eightsyllable verse, composed by robert wace, but indirectly modeled upon a legendary chronicle of brittany entitled brut y brenhined brutus of brittany, which it seems was discovered in armorica by walter, archdeacon of oxford, and. Another great addition has at the same time been made to the stock of materials for the illustration of wace, in the publication at rouen of the first vol. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The three hagiographical poems have until very recently been relatively neglected and have been the subject of few publications. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. In wace the knights of the round table are personal attendants on king arthur.
This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Robert wace kolem 1100 po 1174 byl anglonormansky basnik. His version of the arthurian legend is important as it is one of the first works to introduce celtic lore into the french vernacular. Layamons brut is a romantic chronicle of the history of great britain and its people. Other works, also in verse, include lives of saint margaret and saint nicholas. Essays and criticism on robert wace critical essays. It includes the arthurian legend, with the first appearance of the round table and an unambiguously guilty guinevere. Free book a companion to wace le saux f h m cao xueqin library file id 6e3302e creator. All that is known of waces life comes from autobiographical references in his poems.
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. Layamon starts his chronicle with the fall of troy and lists all the kings, queens, and momentous events from. It is based on geoffrey of monmouths historia regum britanniae, and was probably begun around 1150 and finished in 1155. It cannot be regarded as a history in any modern sense, although wace often distinguishes between what he knows and what he does not know, or has been unable to find out.
Its author, wace, was born on the island of jersey, in the channel islands, some time after 1100 and he died between 1174 and 1183. New post fundraising results, improved mobile version, your uploads page and minisurvey in our blog. Wace shot to prominence in 1155 with his brut, which became the most popular and influential work in europe. Constantine came to totnes, and many a stout knight with.
Not only did they rob the hind of his weapon, but they slew him. The project gutenberg ebook of the chronicle of the norman. Project muse the historical figure of arthur in waces. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. Based in bayeux, he disappeared from local records after 1174, and 19th century historians in normandy assumed that he died in england. It cannot be regarded as a history in any modern sense, although wace often distinguishes. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want.