{"product_id":"chrtiens-equal-raoul-de-houdenc-9781843846031","title":"Chr騁ien's Equal: Raoul de Houdenc: Complete Works","description":"The writers of later romances deemed Raoul's work worthy of memory on a par with the Prose \u003ci\u003eLancelot\u003c\/i\u003e, and placed Raoul and Chr騁ien on the same level in terms of authority.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaoul de Houdenc was a major and innovative figure in 13th-century French literature. His surviving works are unusually diverse: they include an impassioned tract about the values of chivalry (\u003ci\u003eThe Romance of the Wings\u003c\/i\u003e), two superbly crafted Arthurian romances (\u003ci\u003eMeraugis of Portlesguez \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Avenging of Raguidel\u003c\/i\u003e), and a swingeing polemic against declining standards especially among the bourgeoisie (\u003ci\u003eThe Burgess's Burgeoning Blight\u003c\/i\u003e). And with his hugely influential satire \u003ci\u003eThe Dream of Hell\u003c\/i\u003e he was the very first to compose allegory in the vernacular, mastering to perfection the art of parody and the unexpected.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a long period of neglect Raoul is finally receiving the scholarly attention he deserves, and this is the first translation into English of his complete surviving works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Avenging of Raguidel\u003c\/i\u003e 'must surely be counted as one of the most fascinating and innovative of the French Gawain romances' - Norris J. Lacy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raoul De Houdenc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1843846039\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781843846031\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 247\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d","brand":"Raoul De Houdenc","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43982418510079,"sku":"9781843846031","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ac7ecd79-ddd0-41d6-8454-4eb3c842c917.jpg?v=1683261047","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/chrtiens-equal-raoul-de-houdenc-9781843846031","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}