Marie de France

[ ma-ree duh frahns ]

noun

1. flourished 12th century, French poet in England.

Marie de France

/ mari də frɑ̃s /

noun

1. Marie de France12th centuryFFrenchWRITING: poet 12th century ad , French poet, who probably lived in England; noted for her lais (verse narratives) based on Celtic tales

Example Sentences

This National Book Award finalist is about 17-year-old Marie de France — a real but little-known historical figure — and her struggles to revive a dilapidated abbey.

From Washington Post

Matrix—Groff’s first novel since her 2015 hit Fates and Furies—imagines the story of a nun who was temperamentally very different from Benedetta but also a real-life figure, the 12th-century poet Marie de France.

From Time

Both types occur in the lays of Marie de France,—the best that have come down to us.

From Project Gutenberg

The tales included in this little book of translations are derived mainly from the "Lays" of Marie de France.

From Project Gutenberg

But the most admirable poem by Marie de France is unquestionably her Eliduc.

From Project Gutenberg

On the other hand, it is interesting to find, in the Posies de Marie de France, ed.

From Project Gutenberg

In spite of the books title, the story was probably not written by Marie de France.

From Project Gutenberg