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W018

La deuxième continuation de Perceval

Century: 13

Fiction

French

INCIPIT

EXPLICIT

Wauchier de Denain, Waulchier de Denain

Sex: M- Bio: In the beginning of the 13th century his works were commissioned by Philip, count of Namur (+1212), and of Joanna of Constantinople, countess of Flanders and Hainault (+1244); he translated several Latin works. Wauchier de Denain was clerc at the court of Roger IV, châtelain of Lille (1st third of the 13th century). (NaSo 611): For the adscription to Wauchier de Denain: see Raynaud de Lage, Ruby en De Visser-Van Terwisga.-Status author (order, function):

EDITING

Location: / - Date:c.1223-1230 (?) - Commission:commissioned by countess Joanna of Constaninople (1211-1244)

SIZE

CONTEXT

ABSTRACT

Romance of chivalry. Continuation of the French Perceval romance written by Chrétien de Troyes.

SOURCES

INFLUENCE

MANUSCRIPTS

Mons, Bibliothèque publique, 331 (206)
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Ms. fr. 794 (Link) (Link) (Link)
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 1453 (7536) (Link) (Link)
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, 12576 (Link) (Link)
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Ms. fr. 12577 (Link)
Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, nouv. acq. fr., 6614 (Link)

TRANSLATIONS

EDITIONS

ROACH (W.), The continuations of the old French Perceval of Chretien de Troyes, 5 vols., Philadelphia, 1949-84

LITERATURE

BOSSUAT (R.), e.a. Dictionaire des lettres françaises. Le Moyen Age (Parijs, 1992) 1501-1502
CORLEY (C.), Wauchier de Denain et la deuxième continuation de Perceval, in: Romania, CV (1984) 351-359
MB nrs. 1849, 1851, 1862, 1863, 3797
MEYER (P.), Les premières compilations françaises d'histoires anciennes, in: Romania, XIV (1885) 36-76
MEYER (P.), Versions en prose des Vies des Pères, in: Histoire Littéraire de la France, XXXIII (1906) 258-278
MEYER (P.), Wauchier de Denain, in: Romania, XXXII (1903) 583-586
S 3866, 3890
SZKILNIK (M.), Le choix de Wauchier de Denain. Ecrire en vers, écrire en prose, in: Romania, CVII (1986) 208-230
WESTON J.L., 'Wauchier de Denain as a continuator of Perceval and the prologue of the Mons Ms', Romania, 33 (1904) 333-343

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Contributor:
Inge Roosens

Update:
2014-02-12 11:21:55