We’re going back to the Lais of Marie de France, as Danièle tells the story of Yonec. It has all the hallmarks of a classic medieval romance: adultery, magic, spying, revenge, and women being blamed for wrecking everything.
You can read a translation of Yonec from Wikisource, or check out the Penguin Classics version, translated by Glyn S. Burgess and Keith Busby.
We’re going back to the Lais of Marie de France, as Danièle tells the story of Yonec. It has all the hallmarks of a classic medieval romance: adultery, magic, spying, revenge, and women being blamed for wrecking everything.
You can read a translation of Yonec from Wikisource, or check out the Penguin Classics version, translated by Glyn S. Burgess and Keith Busby.
See also: Marie de France’s Yonec: Sex, Blood and Shapeshifting in a Twelfth-Century Verse
See also: How to be a Medieval Romance Hero in Five Easy Steps
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Top Image: Yonec text from BNF MS Fr. 24432
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