Of Reynaert the Fox : text and facing translation of the Middle Dutch beast epic Van den vos Reynaerde / edited with an introduction, notes and glossary by André Bouwman and Bart Besamusca ; translated by Thea Summerfield ; includes a chapter on Middle Dutch by Matthias Hüning and Ulrike Vogl
Introduction -- 1. Literary tradition -- 2. The author -- 3. The text -- 3.1 The prologue -- 3.2 The plot -- 3.3 Words and deeds -- 3.4 Literary space -- 3.5 Justice and its perversion -- 4. The audience -- 5. Transmission and reception -- About the translation -- Text, translation and notes -- Editorial principles -- Middle Dutch -- A short introduction -- 1. Middle Dutch diversity -- 1.1 Diff erences between dialects -- 2. Spelling and pronunciation -- 3. Grammatical structures -- 3.1 Morphology -- 3.1.1 Declension -- 3.1.2 Plural formation -- 3.1.3 Conjugation -- 3.2 Syntax -- 3.2.1 Word order -- 3.2.2 Passive voice and impersonal constructions -- 3.2.3 Negation -- Further reading -- 1. Editions -- 2. Research -- 3. Middle Dutch -- Index of proper names -- Glossary -- Word index (semantic fields) -- Bibliography -- List of illustrations -- Contributors
Summary
The first-ever bilingual Dutch and English edition of Van den vos Reynaerde, the celebrated medieval Dutch beast epic featuring a crafty fox
Analysis
Multi-User
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-366) and indexes
