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The lais of marie de france book6/23/2023 ![]() ![]() One or both lovers may die, and if so, this usually occurs directly or indirectly because of a third party’s jealousy and anger. From such a premise, Marie’s lais will go on to focus on the quest for fulfillment of their love, which tends to take the form of illicit affairs and illegitimate children, with the involvement of supernatural and otherworldly elements. It is common for one of these lovers to have already been married to another, usually not out of mutual affection but through arrangement. ![]() True to the chivalric romance conventions, the lais typically depict a nobleman (often a king, or knight) and a beautiful noblewoman (often a queen or an aristocrat’s daughter) who fall in love with each other upon knowing each other’s existence. Marie’s lais frequently feature two “destined” lovers. ![]() They are highly notable for influencing the development of the medieval romance genre, including the renowned Arthurian romance. The Lais of Marie de France are a series of twelve lai poems written by Marie de France that are primarily concerned with the ideas of courtly love and chivalric romance. Medieval Romance: Magic and the Supernatural (YHU2309) ![]()
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