French Romance, Medieval Sweden and the Europeanisation of Culture Loden

French Romance, Medieval Sweden and the Europeanisation of CultureAuthor(s): Sofia Lodn\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: D.S. Brewer\nISBN-13: 9781843845829, 978-1843845829\nSynopsis\nThe adaptation of French texts into medieval Swedish reveals the progress of a Europe-wide literary culture.\n\nTranslations of French romances into other vernaculars in the Middle Ages have sometimes been viewed as \""less important\"" versions of prestigious sources, rather than in their place as part of a broader range of complex and wider European text traditions. This consideration of how French romance was translated, rewritten and interpreted in medieval Sweden focuses on the wider context. It examines four major texts which appear in both languages: Le Chevalier au lion and its Swedish translation Herr Ivan; Le Conte de Floire et Blancheflor and Flores och Blanzeflor; Valentin et Sansnom (the original French text has been lost, but the tale has survi.