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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Guillaume de Lorris

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

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 Pierce Butler

Guillaume de Lorris built the porch of his cathedral of Love, and placed in the niches tall, long figures of pure and noble mien.

From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jean Jules Jusserand

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

From Chaucer and His Times by Grace E. Hadow

Flamenca is nearly contemporary with the Roman de la Rose of Guillaume de Lorris.

From Epic and Romance Essays on Medieval Literature by W. P. Ker