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nora_dlc's review against another edition
3.0
Entretenido incluso en relectura, siempre es reconfortante.
octavietullier's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Une édition pédagogique dont l'appareil de notes permet de bien réfléchir aux significations de l'intrigue.
morebedsidebooks's review against another edition
4.0
Yvain, the Knight with the Lion composed around the late 1170s in Northeast France is a wandering knight saga done in Old French verse.
There is no unkind way to say that the Old French verses do not lend themselves without problems to English. I found the translation by Ruth Harwood Cline to be the most charming. It may come down to personal preference if one prefers other editions with a flexible style or, prose instead to efforts also of rhyme.
There is no unkind way to say that the Old French verses do not lend themselves without problems to English. I found the translation by Ruth Harwood Cline to be the most charming. It may come down to personal preference if one prefers other editions with a flexible style or, prose instead to efforts also of rhyme.
See my blog for an in-depth review.
annagroovy's review against another edition
5.0
Things this medieval romance made me want to do: befriend a lion who then follows me around like a loyal dog; unknowingly battle my BKBF (Best Knight Bro Forever) until the sun sets and we have to stop fighting and ONLY THEN realize that it's my BKBF and not some random knight; and, of course, go feral and live in the woods thanks to my wife breaking my heart because I broke a promise to her
tuathede's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
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