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THE DATE, AUTHOR, AND CONTEXT OF THE ROMAN DE SILENCE: A REASSESSMENT.

The article discusses the reassessment of the medieval French verse text Roman de Silence in Nottingham University Library's MS WLC/LM/6, challenging traditional readings. It proposes a new date (1169-1206), introduces a new author, Walterus Silens, and explores the text's connection to the court of...

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Published in:Medium Aevum Vol. 91; no. 1; pp. 70 - 100
Main Author: RAVENHALL, HENRY
Format: Article
Published: Society for the Study of Medieval Languages & Literature 2022
Subjects:
Manuscripts
University of Nottingham
Reading
Borderlands
Flanders
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses the reassessment of the medieval French verse text Roman de Silence in Nottingham University Library's MS WLC/LM/6, challenging traditional readings. It proposes a new date (1169-1206), introduces a new author, Walterus Silens, and explores the text's connection to the court of Guines and the France-Flanders borderlands.