TY - BOOK ID - 2952971 TI - A companion to Wace AU - Le Saux, Françoise Hazel Marie AU - D.S. Brewer PY - 2005 SN - 184384043X 9781843840435 9781846153907 1843842491 1846153905 PB - Cambridge D.S. Brewer DB - UniCat KW - Wace, KW - Criticism and interpretation. KW - Wace KW - Criticism and interpretation KW - Wace, Robert, KW - Wacius, Robert, KW - Wace, Robert (110.?-117.) KW - Critique et interprétation KW - LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval. KW - England. KW - France. KW - Middle Ages. KW - Wace. KW - hagiographical. KW - history of England. KW - history of Normans. KW - twelfth-century chronicler. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2952971 AB - The twelfth-century writer Wace is best known for his two influential works on the history of England (the Roman de Brut/I) and on the history of the Normans (the Roman de Rou), but despite this he has, until recently, been neglected. This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of all his surviving works, including his hagiographical pieces, La Vie de sainte Marguerite, la Vie de saint Nicolas and La Conception Nostre Dame. Beginning with an examination of the historical and textual background necessary to an informed understanding of the poet, it moves on to discuss the manuscript tradition of each of Wace's poems, together with the sources that underlie each text, highlighting the additions, omissions and modifications made by the poet in adapting his material for new, non-Latinate audience. Particular attention is given to Wace's swan-song, the Roman de Rou, where his skill in combining history and romance is most clearly revealed. ER -