6/28/2023 0 Comments The lais of marie de france![]() " Equitan" tells of a king who has an affair with his seneschal's wife, and plots with the wife to kill the seneschal. They are later reunited when the lady takes the magical boat to his land and Guigemar rescues her from the lord who finds her and keeps her captive. When the lord discovers their relationship, he banishes Guigemar, who leaves his lady behind and is heartbroken as a result. Guigemar finds a magic boat that takes him across the sea, where he falls in love with a woman married to an oppressive lord. " Guigemar" tells of a knight who has no interest in love until he is cursed by a magical deer who says he will never be healed until he finds a woman for whom he pines. Marie begins with a "Prologue" in which she states her reason for composing the lays, and confesses her hope that her audience will enjoy the work. While Marie makes little attempt to present a coherent message through the poems – in truth, each poem considers a different element of love and life – certain themes do resonate throughout. They are primarily concerned with the theme of love and courtliness, and as such the heroes are usually knights or aristocratic ladies. ![]() The "Lais of Marie de France" is a collection of twelve narrative poems (in a specific form called a 'lay') that were written at some point in the 12th century. ![]()
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