K (Sept Sages de Rome)
From The Seven Sages of Rome
The Old French Version K is one of the oldest redactions of the Roman des Sept Sages de Rome. Like versions D (Sept Sages de Rome) and C (Sept Sages de Rome), Version K is presumed to have originated from a (now lost) verse version, which Gaston Paris called Version V. It is
Identification & General Information
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Tradition & Lineage
Branch of the tradition
Recorded Secondary Versions
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Language & Composition
Date of Composition
1155 - 1190
Modern Scholarship & Editions
Modern research literature
Pattern of Embedded Stories in This Version
| Has Short Title | Has Sequence Number | Has Narrator | Has Name Variation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor – The Tree | 1 | Empress | |
| Canis – The Faithful Dog | 2 | Bancillas | |
| Senescalcus – The Seneschal | 3 | Empress | |
| Medicus – The Doctor | 4 | Ausire | |
| Aper – The Boar and the Fruit | 5 | Empress | |
| Puteus – The Well | 6 | Malquidras | |
| Roma – Rome Besieged | 7 | Empress | |
| Tentamina – The Test | 8 | Lentulus | Gentullus |
| Gaza – The Treasure | 9 | Empress | |
| Avis – The Bird | 10 | Cato | Cathon |
| Sapientes – The Wise Men | 11 | Empress | |
| Vidua – The Widow | 12 | Jesse | |
| Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels | 13 | Empress | |
| Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife | 14 | Berous |