L (Sept Sages de Rome)
From Seven Sages of Rome
| Version | |
|---|---|
| Reference Number | |
| Author | |
| Title | Sept Sages de Rome |
| Siglum of the version of the Seven Sages | L (Sept Sages de Rome) |
| Version Number | |
| Branch of the tradition | West |
| Adapted from (version) | A (Seven Sages) |
| Adapted into (version) | |
| Source for composition and adaptation information | Runte (1974) |
| Original language of version | Old French |
| Translated into (languages) | |
| Place of composition | |
| Date of composition | 1200/1250 |
| Source for date of composition | Foerh-Janssens (1994) |
| Language of text | Old French |
| Regional or specific language of manuscript | |
| Modern research literature | Berne-Aïache (1966), Coco (2016), Foehr-Janssens (1994), Le Roux de Lincy (1838), Paris (1876), Runte (1971), Runte, Society of the Seven Sages Portal (2014), Runte, Wikeley, Farrell (1984), Speer (1981) |
| Modern Editions | |
| General Notes (Internal) | |
Recorded secondary versions
Pattern of embedded stories in this version
| Short Story | Sequence Number | Narrator | Name Variations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbor | 1 | Empress | |
| Canis | 2 | Bancillas | |
| Aper | 3 | Empress | |
| Medicus | 4 | Anxilles | |
| Gaza | 5 | Empress | |
| Puteus | 6 | Lantulles | |
| Senescalcus | 7 | Empress | |
| Tentamina | 8 | Malquidras | |
| Virgilius | 9 | Empress | |
| Avis | 10 | Cato | |
| Sapientes | 11 | Empress | |
| Noverca | 12 | Jesse | |
| Filia | 13 | Empress |
Connected manuscripts
Version L is unusually for a few reasons. First, it is worth noting that there are 13, rather than 15, stories: the final sage, usually called Merons in the French, is absent, as is the prince's story. Additionally, the two final stories - Noverca and Filia - are unique to this version. Their presence in texts that otherwise resemble Version A texts therefore serves as both evidence of the proximity of these two versions, and an argument for their cross-pollination.
