Guillaume de Lorris

British  

/ ɡijom də lɔris /

noun

1. 13th century, French poet who wrote the first 4058 lines of the allegorical romance, the Roman de la rose, continued by Jean de Meung

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Example Sentences

The authors of “Le Roman de la Rose,” Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, worked independently, 45 years apart and in different styles to write the poem’s two parts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

Did Guillaume de Lorris ever complete his poem, or did he die while it was still but half composed?

From A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. by Gosse, Edmund

The first, by Guillaume de Lorris, describes the search of the ideal lover for the mystic rose.

From Chaucer and His Times by Hadow, Grace E.

To the poet who first undertook the telling of this marvellous allegory, Guillaume de Lorris, woman is a superior being, almost an angel; and love is a divine thing.

From Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) by Butler, Pierce

For both these literary fashions, which mildly exercised the ingenuity while deeply gratifying the tastes of mediaeval readers, room was easily found by Guillaume de Lorris within a framework in itself both appropriate and graceful.

From Chaucer by Ward, Adolphus William, Sir