Jean de Meung
Britishnoun
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As early as 1280 he had completed his translation3 of the Roman de la rose, which he must have commenced in the lifetime of Jean de Meung.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
It is all the more noteworthy that Chaucer reproduces only about one-half of the part contributed by Jean de Meung, and again condenses this half to one-third of its length.
From Chaucer by Sir Adolphus William Ward
It is unlikely that it was this consideration which determined Jean de Meung to adopt a different style.
From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury
The work of Jean de Meung was an exception; but, even there, the poetical form was rough and feeble; the artistic and the intellectual principles had not coalesced.
From Landmarks in French Literature by Giles Lytton Strachey
Chopinel, or Jean de Meung, flourished at the court of Philip Le Bel, 823-u.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Albert Pike
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