L (Sept Sages de Rome)
Version L of the Roman des Sept Sages de Rome, named for the early editor Le Roux de Lincy, is closely related to other Sept Sages versions, in particular Version A, and S (Scala Coeli).
Version L is unusual for a few reasons. It is worth noting that althought Version L exactly follows Version A for the first 11 stories (through Sapientes), the two traditions diverge sharply from there on. Version L includes thirteen, rather than fifteen, stories: the story told by the final sage, usually called Meron or Merons in the French, is absent, as is the prince's story, Vaticinium; this version does not include the stories Vidua, Roma, or Inclusa. In their place are two final stories - Noverca and Filia - which are found only in this version, and in Version S. Version L also includes the episode of the judicial duel, in which the Empress's champion is defeated by the champion fighting for the prince.
While this pattern (fewer and different tales, in a distinct order) links the manuscripts below, there are also redactions of the Sept Sages that follow Version A's pattern, but include Noverca, Filia, or both. The presence of these texts, which seem so clearly linked to Version L's distinctive pattern, in texts that otherwise resemble Version A therefore serves as both evidence of the proximity of these two versions, and an argument for their cross-pollination. See the manuscripts filed under French A/L Overlap for more on this.
| Identification and general Information | |
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| Reference Number | |
| Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages | L (Sept Sages de Rome) |
| Version Number | |
| Title | Roman des Sept Sages |
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| Tradition and Lineage | |
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| Branch of the tradition | West |
| Adapted from (version) | A (Seven Sages) |
| Adapted into (version) | Overlap of Versions A and L, French Version L, Catalan Version L |
| Source for composition and adaptation information | Runte (1974), Campbell (1907), Foehr-Janssens (1994) |
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| Language and Composition | |
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| Original language of version | Old French |
| Language of text | Old French |
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| Place of composition | |
| Date of composition | 1200 - 1250 |
| Islamic date of composition | |
| Hebrew date of composition | |
| Source for date of composition | Foehr-Janssens (1994) |
| Modern Scholarship and Editions | |
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| Modern research literature | Berne-Aïache (1966), Berne-Aïache (1977), Brereton (1953), Coco (2016), Foehr-Janssens (1994), Gilleland (1981), Maulu (2016), Paris (1876), Roques (1983), Runte (1971), Runte, Society of the Seven Sages Portal (2014), Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984), Speer (1981), Speer (1989), Le Roux de Lincy (1838) |
| Modern Editions | Le Roux de Lincy, Roman des Sept Sages de Rome (1838) |
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No connected prints |