Edit Secondary Version: Dutch Verse Version

You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason:

The action you have requested is limited to users in one of the groups: Users, team-member.

Description

Description:	There is only one extant manuscript that contains the Dutch Verse Version A. It consists of two parts from which the first part includes the 4514 lines long ''vii. vroeden van binnen Rome'', and is dated around 1325–1350 (see [[Schlusemann (2023a)\|Schlusemann 2023a]]: 123, [[Schlusemann (2025)\|Schlusemann 2025]]: 17) – according to linguistic features, though, it is said to have emerged in the second quarter of the 13th century. It is the oldest known Dutch version and is considered an adaptation (rather than a translation) of a [[French Version A: Roman des Sept Sages\|French Prose A]] text (possibly the manuscript ''[[Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 95]]'' or one that is closely related to ''fr. 95'' – see Schlusemann 2023a: 123; Schlusemann 2025: 5,9). The Verse Version differs in some aspects from the later Dutch Seven Sages texts which are all part of the [[H (Historia Septem Sapientum)\|Historia septem sapientum (Version H)]]: the plea of the Emperor’s first wife not to raise her son by a new Empress, as well as the Empress’s lover and their unmasking are missing here. There is also a speech by the Empress at the end where she begs the Emperor for mercy and tries to explain her behaviour as motivated by a feeling of alienation and fear for her husband’s honour. Her death penalty is postponed for 40 days and the narrator regrets that she (ab)uses her intelligence for lying and devious acts (see Schlusemann 2023a: 123–124). Another notable aspect is that the Empress does not tell a story on the 7th Day. Aligning with the French tradition, only the seventh Master tells a story (>Vidua<) while the Empress returns on Day 8 with the story >Roma< (see Schlusemann 2025: 23–24). [Added by Elisabeth Böttcher]

Motifs

Motifs
Notes on Motifs:

Specific data

Display Title: Title used for display only
Language within version:
Narrative / Scholarly Group:

General data

Parent Version:
Author:
Title: Version of Seven Sages, in the original language but using the Latin alphabet
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages: Using Gerdes for German or equivalent source
Version Number: Running order of version entry for internal use
Branch of the tradition:
Adapted from (version): Indicates from which version this version was adapted from
Adapted into (version): Indicates into which versions this version was adapted
Source for composition and adaptation information:
Original language of version:
Translated into (languages):
Place of composition
Date of composition
Start Date of composition
End Date of composition
Islamic date of composition
Hebrew date of composition
Source for date of text composition
Language of text
Regional or specific language of version
Modern research literature
Modern Editions
General Notes (Internal):	completed by Elisabeth Böttcher
General Notes (External):
Notes on the frame:

Pattern of embedded stories in this secondary version

Short Title: