The Lais of Marie de France
- written sometime in the last half
of the 12th century, before 1190 (not long before Gerald of Wales)
- written in French by Marie de
France, a French woman living and writing in England
- Marie was apparently well
educated.
- She was connected to the English
court, possibly a relative of King Henry II to whom she dedicated her
book of lais.
- included with 12 lais
- Marie's lais bring together
the French, Celtic, and English traditions, and it appears she was literate
in French, English, Breton, and Latin.
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