Marie de France

American  

[ma-ree duh frahns] / maˈri də ˈfrɑ̃s /

noun

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

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Marie de France British  

/ mari də frɑ̃s /

noun

1. 12th century _ad , French poet, who probably lived in England; noted for her lais (verse narratives) based on Celtic tales

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Marie de France

Lauren Groff’s new novel, “The Vaster Wilds,” chases the heels of her previous historical fiction, “Matrix,” about another extraordinary woman, based on the medieval poet Marie de France.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

“Matrix” follows Marie de France, a “bastardess sibling of the crown,” as she transforms a destitute nunnery, all but forgotten and plagued by starvation, into a wealthy and powerful world of women.

From New York Times ● Oct. 5, 2021

The book opens in 1158 as Marie de France, the illegitimate half-sister of Henry II of England, is sent away from the court of his wife, Eleanor of Aquitaine, to live in a convent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

At the center of Groff’s story is Marie de France, a shadowy writer known today as the author of a series of courtly love poems.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2021

A noted French philologist; claims that Arthurian romance originated in Wales, 254; identifies the persons to whom Marie de France dedicated her Lais and Fables, 284 Passage de l’Enfer.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Lewis Spence