num_pages: 100
description: This is a prose translation of the lais or poems attributed to Marie de France. Little is known of her but she was probably the Abbess of the abbey at Shaftesbury in the late 12th century, illegitimate daughter of Geoffrey Plantagenet and hence the half-sister of Henry II of England. It was to a king, and probably Henry II, that she dedicated these poems of adventure and love which were retellings of stories which she had heard from Breton minstrels. She is regarded as the most talented French poet of the medieval period.
language: English
title: Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lais of Marie de France
titlecomplete: Proud Knight, Fair Lady: The Twelve Lais of Marie de France
characters: Sir Gawain, King Arthur
genres: Classics, France, Fantasy, Fiction, Short Stories, Arthurian, School, French Literature, Poetry, Medieval
ratings_count: 8265
places: France, Logres
publisher: Viking Kestrel