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Lais de Marie de France

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About “Lais de Marie de France”

The lais of Marie de France are a series of twelve short narrative Breton lais written in Anglo-Norman. They were likely composed between 1155 and 1170. These poems focus on the theme of courtly love through the adventures of their characters. Marie de France is credited with creating the foundation for the Breton lai genre. Very little is known about her life, but it is believed she was born in France and wrote in England. She is recognized as an important figure in Anglo-Norman and medieval French literature. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)

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