The English Charlemagne Romances, Part 7: The Boke of Duke Huon of Burdeux, Part 1

342 Pages·1882·18.266 MB·English

by  John Bourchier, S.L. Lee (ed.)

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EDITED FROM THE UNIQUE COPY OF THE FIRST EDITION,
NOW IN THE POSSESSION OF THE EARL OF CRAWFORD AND BALCARRES,
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LEE,
S. L. B.A.,
BALLIOI. COLLEGE, OXFORD.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED FOR THE EARLY ENGLISH TEXT SOCIETY,
BY TRUBNER & CO., 57 & 59, LUDOATE HILL.
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PREFATORY NOTE.
The lengthofthis romance has necessitated its publicationintwo
parts. The first part includes the oldest portions of the story, and
forms a tale complete in itself.
The opening pages of the Introduction are intended to constitute
ageneralprefacetothewholeseriesofEnglishCharlemagneRomances.
The later pages deal with the historical and bibliographical points of
interest connected with Lord Berners' rendering of the present
romance. With the second part will be published an essay on the
differences between the language of the first and third editions re-
spectively(videIntrod. p. lvi,lvii). Holbein'sportraitofthetranslator
will also, it is hoped, appear there. The Hon. H. Tyrwhitt Wilson,
the owner of the picture, and a lineal descendant of Lord Berners,
hasverykindlygiven permission for its reproduction,but thearrange-
ments necessary for its publication have not yet been completed.
I am desirous of expressing my thanks for assistance rendered
me in the preparation of this edition to the Earl of Crawford and
Balcarres, whose loan of the unique copy of the book rendered this
reprint possible; to Miss Eleanor Marx, who not only undertook tlie
labour of copying the work for the press, but has also corrected the
great bulk of the proof sheets; to Mr. R. A. Graves of the British
Museum, who aided mo very greatly with his wide knowledge when
I was attempting to fix the date of the publication of the book and
;
to Mr. F. J. Furnivall, who, on this as on other occasions, has
generouslyrendered memuch assistance, To the works ofM. Gaston
Paris, M. Paul Meyer, and M. Leon Gautier, 1 have also been
largely indebted, while studying the history of the Charlemagne
Romances in France.
S. L. Lke.
26, Brondesbury Villas, London, N.W.
January 10, 1883.