Medieval Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Dialogue: The Apparicion Maistre Jehan de Meun of Honorat Bovet: A Critical Edition with English Translation
Series: Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies
Medieval Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Dialogue Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 275
ISBN: 9780866983266
Pub Date: May 2005
Imprint: Medieval and Renaissance Texts Society
Illustrations: illustrations
Price: £12.95   RRP: £35.00
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In Honorat Bovet's reformist dream vision (1398), the shade of Jean de Meun leads a panel of Christian, Muslim, and Jewish speakers in castigating European chivalry and clergy for their dereliction during a time of war and schism. In a rare gambit, Bovet boldly gives voice to a "Saracen" nobleman, who offers the most stinging reproaches of the group. This critical edition restores the author's seventy-five Latin marginalia, an indispensable interpretive tool largely overlooked in previous published versions, and presents the French text accompanied by a page-facing English translation and extensive notes.