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|Has Description=The Old French translation of the narrative ''[[Dolopathos]],'' by Johannes de Alta Silva/Jean de Haute-Seille, was composed by a trouvere known as Herbert in the early 13th century. Herbert's text follows the narrative pattern established the [[Latin Dolopathos|Latin ''Dolopathos'']], though the Old French translation is in octosyllabic verse rather than prose, and Herbert added an additional embedded story - [[Inclusa]] - for Virgil to tell. His retelling arguably emphasises the courtly, rather than the theological, elements of the narrative, though the conversion of the prince Lucimien at the end of the narrative remains of substantial focus.
|Has Description=The Old French translation of the narrative ''[[Dolopathos]],'' by Johannes de Alta Silva/Jean de Haute-Seille, was composed by a trouvere known as Herbert in the early 13th century. Herbert's text follows the narrative pattern established the [[Latin Dolopathos|Latin ''Dolopathos'']], though the Old French translation is in octosyllabic verse rather than prose, and Herbert added an additional embedded story - [[Inclusa]] - for Virgil to tell. His retelling arguably emphasises the courtly, rather than the theological, elements of the narrative, though the conversion of the prince Lucimien at the end of the narrative remains of substantial focus.
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|Has Title=Le Roman de Dolopathos
|Has Title=Le Roman de Dolopathos

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The Old French translation of the narrative Dolopathos, by Johannes de Alta Silva/Jean de Haute-Seille, was composed by a trouvere known as Herbert in the early 13th century. Herbert's text follows the narrative pattern established the Latin Dolopathos, though the Old French translation is in octosyllabic verse rather than prose, and Herbert added an additional embedded story - Inclusa - for Virgil to tell. His retelling arguably emphasises the courtly, rather than the theological, elements of the narrative, though the conversion of the prince Lucimien at the end of the narrative remains of substantial focus.

General Information


Parent Versions
Dolopathos
Author
Herbert
Title
Le Roman de Dolopathos
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages
Dolopathos
Branch of the tradition
West

Language & Composition


Date of Composition
1222 - 1225

Literature & Editions

Modern research literature
Speer (1997), Speer (1996), Simons (2013), Paris (1876), Johnson (2015), Foehr-Janssens (1994), Chandramohan (2023), Berne-Aïache (1992), Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984), Le Roux de Lincy (1838), Amaury (1838), Mussafia (1864), Gontero (2014), Jaunzems (1978), Leclanche (1990), Leclanche (1998), Herbin (1998), Leclanche (1997)
Modern Editions
Herbert, Le Roman de Dolopathos, ed. Lechlanche (1997), Herbert, Le Roman de Dolopathos, ed. Brunet and Montaiglon (1856)

Recorded Branch of This Secondary Version


Adaptations

Adapted from (version)
Dolopathos, Latin Dolopathos




Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version

Connected Manuscripts






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