Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ...of Exercise 4 in Exercise 37 might tend to make the student think that Exercises 3 and 5 were not included in Lesson 37, if they are meant to be included. IV. Page x, 1. 8. Imperfect type has caused 1749 to become 1740. 18 Cf. the exclusion of orire in Lesson 33, and Lessons 26, 27, 28. 19 Cf. Lesson 41 where Exercise 19 is expressly excluded though it occurs on page 83. P. xix, Lesson 15, 1. 2. Page 87 should be page 93 or page 58, second P. xxii seq. Iu Exercises 19, 20, 27, "Exercise 1 " of the brackets should read "Exercised." P. 84, § tfG, second example: "Sf" for Si. P. 88, b: "d&ti" for dt tti. P. 104, last word of second column: "sciegliere ' for sceyliere. P. 112: "Reereazione" for Ricreazione. P. 121: Your accent of vodro blurred. A. P. Raggio. CORRESPONDENCE. De Vidua: Yvain,1 Ll. 933-2048. To the Editors of Mod. Lang. Notes. Sirs:--After naming the sources of Chretien's other works, Professor Foerster in his introduction to the Yvain says: "So ist der Yvain das einzige Werk Kristian's worin keine Quelle welcher Art immer angegeben wird." 2 And further: "War also der Dichter damals ohue Hofanstellung? oder hat die Laudinen-Episode (vielleicht ist etwas iihnliches in der damaligeu Chronique scandaleuse vorgekommen und die betroffenen Kreise unangenehm beriihrt, als sie die Geschichte nun in diesem Rahmen eingefasst und verewigt sahen) an dem Hof, wo Marie von Champagne ihnen eigenen Liebesorden mit ganz besondern Satzungen gegriindet hatte, verschnupft und war der Dichter so gezwungen, den Nameu der Gonnerin wieder auszustreichen?" The conclusion is that the Yvain is original in basis but that Chretien has made use of a series of known episodes, among...
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