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| The History of the Norman People: Wace's Roman De Rou | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert Wace
Creators: Glyn S. Burgess, Elisabeth Maria Cornelia Van Houts
Publisher: The Boydell Press
Category: Book
List Price: £19.99
Buy New: £18.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 549581
Media: Hardcover
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 263
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1
ISBN: 1843830078
Dewey Decimal Number: 841.1
EAN: 9781843830078
ASIN: 1843830078
Publication Date: May 15, 2004
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 Brilliant July 30, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The main pity about this book is that it has none of the original OF text in it. However it's a good, faithful translation of the original, in flowing prose that gives a fascinating and invaluable insight into the mindset of the times as well as some delightful old traditions and folklore. For anyone who wants to know the original sources for the period but hasn't got time to spend learning the original language or money to spend on the hard-to-obtain original texts, this is very good value for money.
 Long overdue December 31, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
An excellent new translation of this important work, and at a very reasonable price as well.I have the original hardcover version of this book which has the translation on the facing page to the original text - it cost me 80 - so this paperback version is a very useful and welcome addition for quick reference. However, unlike the original hardcover version you only get the translation and footnotes, but you also get an extra paper on Wace by Elizabeth van Houts - so you win some and you loose some - but at this price you can't really go wrong. Highly Recommended
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