Amys and Amylion

Dr Francoise Le Saux is a Lecturer in French at the University of Reading. She is the editor of Reading Medieval Studies, and has published extensively in the field of medieval vernacular translations of historical works. She has done extensive research on the early witchcraft trials in French-speaking Switzerland, and has a special interest in Celtic literatures.

• PREFACEINTRODUCTIONA. The StoryB. The English Amys and Amylion1. Plot and Characterization2. Versification3. The Language of Amys and AmylionC. The Texts of Amys and Aymlion1. Manuscripts2. Main literary differences between the English texts3. EditionsD. Select BibliographyTEXTAPPENDIX 1: Summary of lines 123-320 of Rodulfus Tortarius, "Ad Bernardum"APPENDIX 2: Summary of Vita Amici et Amelii carissimorumAPPENDIX 3: Summary of Ami et Amile (chanson de geste)APPENDIX 4: Summary of the Anglo-Norman Amys e AmillyounGLOSSARY