MEDIEVAL LEGENDS
OF LOVE & LUST
"Rosalind Kerven, connoisseur of myths and folktales...has translated and condensed sprawling, beautiful but inaccessible original texts from the 12th to 15th centuries into concise, elegant tales. Capturing Christian, Muslim and folk influences at play in Western Europe during this period, they celebrate romantic love at the same time as offering some salient points of comparison. Whether it's simple escapism or century-spanning wisdom, this is a book to savour."
– The Independent
"Kerven's latest book is a lush retreat from the world and its troubles. In this respect, one might say it is the perfect book for these parlous times.... stands as striking testimony to the medieval claim that serves as its epigraph: 'No one is invulnerable against love' "
– TLS (The Times Literary Supplement)
"A fine collection of medieval stories,
some well known, others deserving to be better known
than they are. It forms a great introduction to the whole area"
– Professor Helen Cooper, University of Cambridge
"As soon as all was quiet, Guenever summoned Launcelot to come urgently to her chamber... A spicy collection of almost 30 stories that originated from the 12th – 15th centuries, authentically and accessibly retold, and featuring courtly love, mystical passion, bawdy and jocular tales, scandal and feminist longing"
– The Bookseller
"A well selected collection of accessible
translations...I enjoyed looking at them!"
– Dr Andrew Dunning, curator of medieval manuscripts,
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
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