An artful storyteller whose tales continue to enthrall modern readers, the twelfth-century poet known as Marie de France transformed folklore and legends into a distinctive variety of romance. Knights, fairies, princes in disguise, and werewolves populate her tales of magic and mystery, many of them rooted in Celtic and Breton traditions. Marie de France's literary style is thought to have influenced other great writers such as Chaucer, and seven centuries later, her rhythmic and colored language retains its charm. In addition to Marie de France's most popular tales, this volume includes two anonymous medieval romances, A Story of Beyond the Sea and The Chatelaine of Vergi. Unabridged republication of the Eugene Mason translation as published by J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., London, 1911.
