Author: LORRIS, GUIALLAUME DE & JEAN DE MEUNG. Altena, Ernst van. (transl.).
Title: De roman van de roos.
Description: Baarn, Ambo, 1991. 594 pp. Orig. hardcover (bloack cloth, gilt lettering on spine). 8vo. - Without dust jacket. (Ambo klassiek).Dutch translation of 'Le roman de la rose' (Parijs, Champion, 1965-1970) by Enst van Altena. - - One of the bestsellers of the late Middle Ages is a novel about a boy in love with a rose. This special love story, called the 'Roman de la Rose', was incredibly popular. The French story has been transcribed hundreds of times and has been translated many times. The novel was written during the thirteenth century by two authors, Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun. Their text deals with all kinds of aspects of love. This takes the form of an allegory: abstract concepts such as love, resistance, shame, jealousy and fear appear as human characters who help, advise or oppose the main character.

Keywords: Ambo Klassiek French-litrature Middle-Ages Franse letterkunde Middeleeuwen