Jean de Meung
Britishnoun
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Jean de Meung in the latter and larger part of the poem simply stuffs into it stock satire on women, stock learning, stock semi-pagan morality.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by George Saintsbury
Jean de Meung was satirically disposed, was accomplished in all the learning of his day, and had strong political opinions.
From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury
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
As has been pointed out, the grace of the part due to William of Lorris is remarkable, and the satirical vigour of the part due to Jean de Meung perhaps more remarkable still.
From A Short History of French Literature by George Saintsbury
Jean de Meung takes up the theme by once more introducing Reason, whose remonstrances, with the Lover's answers, take nearly half as much room as the whole story hitherto.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by George Saintsbury
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