Ernest Langlois
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Ernest Langlois was a French medievalist, professor at the University of Lille
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He is best known for his 1910 work Les manuscrits du Roman de la Rose, description et classement, on the manuscripts of the Roman de la Rose
and subsequent five-volume edition Le Roman de la Rose par Guillaume de Loris et Jean de Meun. This latter work was for the Société des anciens textes français
, and was a reconstruction into the supposed dialect of Orléans
of the time; the work is regarded as uneven, with judicious choice of readings but arbitrary corrections of orthography.
Université Lille Nord de France
The University of Lille -Nord de France , located in Lille, France, is a center for higher education, academic research and doctoral studies located over multiple campuses in the Academie de Lille....
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He is best known for his 1910 work Les manuscrits du Roman de la Rose, description et classement, on the manuscripts of the Roman de la Rose
Roman de la Rose
The Roman de la rose, , is a medieval French poem styled as an allegorical dream vision. It is a notable instance of courtly literature. The work's stated purpose is to both entertain and to teach others about the Art of Love. At various times in the poem, the "Rose" of the title is seen as the...
and subsequent five-volume edition Le Roman de la Rose par Guillaume de Loris et Jean de Meun. This latter work was for the Société des anciens textes français
Société des anciens textes français
Société des anciens textes français is a learned society founded in Paris in 1875 with the purpose of publishing all kinds of medieval documents written either in langue d'oïl or langue d'oc . Its founding members are Henri Bordier, marquis J. de Laborde, A...
, and was a reconstruction into the supposed dialect of Orléans
Orléans
-Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
of the time; the work is regarded as uneven, with judicious choice of readings but arbitrary corrections of orthography.
Works
- Le Couronnement Looys (1888)
- Origines et sources du Roman de la Rose (1890)
- Le jeu de Robin et Marion (1896)
- Anciens proverbes français (1899)
- Table des noms propres de toute nature compris dans les chansons de geste imprimées (1904)
- Les manuscrits du Roman de la Rose, description et classement (1910)
- Le Roman de la Rose par Guillaume de Loris et Jean de Meun (1914-1924)
- Adam Le Bossu, Jeu du Pèlerin (1924) editor