French 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
Language within Version
Narrative / Scholarly Group
Parent Versions	Dolopathos
Child Versions
Author	Herbert
Title	Le Roman de Dolopathos
Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages	Dolopathos
Version Number
Branch of the tradition	West

Language & Composition
Original language of version	Old French
Translated into (languages)
Place of composition
Date of composition	1222 - 1225
Source for date of composition

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
Dolopathos French Dolopathos Latin Dolopathos

Connected prints
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Adaptations
Adapted from (version)	Dolopathos, Latin Dolopathos
Adapted into (version)
Source for composition and adaptation information

Languages in Use
Language of text	Old French
Regional or specific language of version

Notes
Note
Notes on motifs
Notes on the frame

Pattern of embedded stories in this version

Has Short Title Has Sequence Number Has Narrator Has Name Variation Canis 1 First Master   Gaza 2 Second Master   Senes 3 Third Master   Creditor 4 Fourth Master   Viduae Filius 5 Fifth Master   Latronis Filii 6 Sixth Master   Polyphemus 7 Sixth Master   Striges 8 Sixth Master   Cygni 9 Seventh Master   Inclusa 10 Virgil   Copy Embedded Stories Copy Embedded Stories × Select Target Page: Close Process

Connected manuscripts

Manuscript Language Location Date of Production Metz Bibliothèque Patrimoniale Réserve Précieuse MS 1629 Old French Metz, Bibliothèque Patrimoniale 1200 - 1300 Montpellier Bibliothèque interuniversitaire, Section Médecine H 436 Old French Montpellier, Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire 1250 - 1299 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 1450 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1225 - 1250 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, français 24301 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1266 - 1300 Paris Bibliothèque nationale de France, nouvelles acquisitions françaises, 934 Old French Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France 1300 - 1400