{"product_id":"la-belle-dame-qui-eust-joan-grenier-winther-9781781882856","title":"'La Belle Dame qui eust mercy' and 'Le Dialogue d'amoureux et de sa dame': A Critical Edition and English Translation of Two Anonymous Late-Medieval F","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa Belle Dame qui eust mercy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLe Dialogue d'amoureux et de sa dame\u003c\/em\u003e are two late-medieval poems in which a courtly gentleman and lady debate the merits of his pleas for her affections. In both cases, the lady is recalcitrant, dismissing her suitor's lovesickness as a trifle, denying that she ever gave any sign of encouragement, and wishing to protect her reputation. The lady in \u003cem\u003eLe Dialogue\u003c\/em\u003e never capitulates; in contrast, the Belle Dame ends by agreeing to her lover's suit and imagining a future in which they will joyfully live together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBoth poems merit serious attention for their kinship with Alain Chartier's \u003cem\u003eLa Belle Dame sans mercy\u003c\/em\u003e (1424) and other poems in the so-called \"Belle Dame\" cycle. Their presence in numerous fifteenth- and sixteenth-century manuscript and printed collections attests to their appeal in their day. Equally as significant is their unusual bipartite stanza c structure, suggesting amalgamation of separate poems and\/or continuations of existing poems. Such an anomaly complicates attribution of authorship and dating, but close study of \u003cem\u003eLa Belle Dame qui eust mercy \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eLe Dialogue d'amoureux et de sa dame\u003c\/em\u003e can only enhance our understanding of the process(es) of poetic composition, as well as the \u003cem\u003emise en page\u003c\/em\u003e and reception of literary works, in the late Middle Ages. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joan Grenier-Winther\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781882851\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781882856\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Humanities Research Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.37d","brand":"Joan Grenier-Winther","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46110736056575,"sku":"9781781882856","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3472916e-5a18-4c70-9aae-f3ce96f1b722.jpg?v=1725469622","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-belle-dame-qui-eust-joan-grenier-winther-9781781882856","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}