Gesta RomanorumG. Bell & sons, 1906 - 425 pages |
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Page v
... English version of it should have appeared until 1824 , when a translation was published in two volumes by the Rev. C. Swan . Mr. Swan , though his translation was in many respects faulty , kept to the original with tolerable fidelity ...
... English version of it should have appeared until 1824 , when a translation was published in two volumes by the Rev. C. Swan . Mr. Swan , though his translation was in many respects faulty , kept to the original with tolerable fidelity ...
Page vi
... English litera- ture , or , at all events , of writers about English literature , was greater than his acquaintance with either Latin or Greek . A great deal has been done , since Mr. Swan wrote , towards settling the vexed questions ...
... English litera- ture , or , at all events , of writers about English literature , was greater than his acquaintance with either Latin or Greek . A great deal has been done , since Mr. Swan wrote , towards settling the vexed questions ...
Page vii
... English Poetry , * vol . i . p . cxxxix . ) , as being the earliest attempt to arrive at definite conclusions as to the origin of this collection of stories , is worth reading , apart from the deservedly high authority of its author ...
... English Poetry , * vol . i . p . cxxxix . ) , as being the earliest attempt to arrive at definite conclusions as to the origin of this collection of stories , is worth reading , apart from the deservedly high authority of its author ...
Page ix
... English , based on the Latin MSS . of English origin . They contain usually 44 chapters , but sometimes 43 , and once 58. A few examples will suffice . ( a ) Printed by Wynkyn de Worde , in small 4to . , at London , date uncertain . It ...
... English , based on the Latin MSS . of English origin . They contain usually 44 chapters , but sometimes 43 , and once 58. A few examples will suffice . ( a ) Printed by Wynkyn de Worde , in small 4to . , at London , date uncertain . It ...
Page x
... English origin . The early appearance of the Gesta in England , the fact that the Vulgate was only printed on the Continent , as well as the local colour- ing of certain of the stories , were held to prove that shortly after the ...
... English origin . The early appearance of the Gesta in England , the fact that the Vulgate was only printed on the Continent , as well as the local colour- ing of certain of the stories , were held to prove that shortly after the ...
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