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  Perceval or the Story of the Grail

  by Chre?tien

  "An admirable, flowingly readable translation. It lilts gracefully along, most winningly, through all its lines." -- Wall Street Journal, June 5, 1984 "Cline deserves high praise for ingenuity . . . She is primarily interested in imparting a feeling for Chrétien as a master storyteller." -- Translation Review, 1986 "Cline never sacrifices essential meaning for the demands of her poetic form." -- Speculum,... (more)
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  Les Tiers Livres

  by Francois Rabelais

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  Gargantua and Pantagruel

  by Francois Rabelais

  Biting and bawdy, smart and smutty, lofty and low, Gargantua and Pantagruel is fantasy on the grandest of scales, told with an unquenchable thirst for all of human experience. Rabelais's vigorous examination of the life of his times—from bizarre battles to great drinking bouts, from satire on religion and education to matter-of-fact descriptions of bodily functions and desires&#151is one of the great comic... (more)
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  Les cinq livres (La Pochothèque)

  by Francois Rabelais

  Text: French
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  The Poems of Francois Villon

  by Franc?ois Villon

  This new (bilingual) edition of the 15th-century poet's work incorporates recent scholarship.
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  Lancelot Or The Knight Of The Cart

  by de Troyes Chretien

  From the moment he caught sight of her, he did not turn or take his eyes and face from her, defending himself with backhand blows. And Meleagant meanwhile attacked him as fiercely as he could, delighted to think that the other cannot withstand him now; and they of the country are well pleased too, while the foreigners are so distressed that they can no longer support themselves.
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  Old French: A Concise Handbook

  by E. Einhorn

  A concise but unusually comprehensive handbook for the students of Old French. based on Dr Einhorn's own very successful introductory lecture course for undergraduates, this book describes the phonology, morphology and syntax of standard Old French, paying attention also to the main dialect forms. There are numerous examples in the text; the book also gives representative passages of some length, and a glossary.... (more)