Deals with medieval French literature, particularly those areas in which Rupert T Pickens, has distinguished himself: Old French Arthurian romance, Marie de France, chanson de geste, later poetry (including Villon), and the Occitan troubadour lyric. This volume is suitable for specialists in Old French, Occitan, and medieval literature generally.

Acknowledgments Foreword R.C. & V.A. LA CHARITÉ: Par ce que c’est luy … Rupert Tarpley Pickens III Publications by Rupert T. Pickens F.R.P. AKEHURST: Adultery in Gascony G.J. BRAULT: The Prose Lancelot and the ‘Galehot Roll of Arms’ P. BRETEL: Moines et religieux dans les contes de la Vie de Pères G.S. BURGESS: ‘I kan rymes of Robyn Hood, and Randolf Erl of Chestre’ K. BUSBY: Filling in the Blanks W. CALIN: The Occitan Baroque in Provence C.W. CARROLL: One Text, Two Scribes C.J. CHASE: Christ, the Hermit and the Book R.F. COOK: Notes sur le texte du Bâtard de Bouillon A. CORBELLARI: Les jeux de l’anneau P. DEMBOWSKI: What is Critical in Critical Editions? J. DUFOURNET: Gaston Paris et Villon C. FERLAMPIN-ACHER: Perceforest et Chrétien de Troyes J. TASKER GRIMBERT: The Reception of the Tristan Legend in Renaut’s Galeran de Bretagne B. GUIDOT: La famille de Narbonne dans Elie de Saint-Gilles E.A. HEINEMANN: More on Speech Presentation in the Charroi de Nîmes D.F. HULT: From Perceval to Galahad: A Missing Link? T. HUNT: Wordplay before the ‘Rhétoriqueurs’ C.M. JONES: Polyglots in the chansons de geste D. KELLY: How Did Guiolete Come to Court? Or, the Sometimes Inscrutable Paths of Tradition W.W. KIBLER: Huon de Bordeaux in its Manuscripts C. KLEINHENZ: Rome and Florence in Dante’s Divine Comedy A. KOSTKA: La ville, un Autre Monde? N.J. LACY: On Armor and Identity O. LINDER: ‘Par soulas et par envoiseüre’ D. MADDOX: Intratextual Rewriting in the Roman de Tristan of Beroul L. MATHEY-MAILLE: L’étymologie dans le Roman de Rou de Wace J. HALL McCASH: Philomena’s Window P. MÉNARD: Les Prophéties de Merlin et l’Italie au XIIIe siècle J.E. MERCERON: Le miracle et les gués de l’aubépine E.J. MICKEL: Marie’s Use of Monologue and Dialogue in the Lais M. OTT: Le siège de Narbonne dans le Siège de Barbastre et Buevon de Conmarchis W.D. PADEN: Before the Troubadours W. PFEFFER: Lifting a Glass in Medieval Occitania E.W. POE: Lord Hermit and the Joglar from Velay D. ROBERTSON: Seasons of Solitude S.N. ROSENBERG: French Songs in Occitan Chansonniers B.N. SARGENT-BAUR: Rewriting Cligés M.J. SCHENCK: Spectacles of Violence S. STURM-MADDOX: ‘Signeur, vous qui l’oevre savés’ F. SUARD: Alexandre le Grand et Malraux J.H.M. TAYLOR: ‘A rude heap together hurl’d’? K.D. UITTI†: The Codex Calixtinus and the European St. James the Major J.-R. VALETTE: Le héros et le saint dans la Queste del Saint Graal E. BIRGE VITZ: A Showcase for Talent L.J. WALTERS: The King’s Example L.E. WHALEN: Marie de France and the Ancients L.D. WOLFGANG: The Manuscripts of the Chevalier de la Charrette (Lancelot) of Chrétien de Troyes