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Le Jeu De Robin Et De Marion
''Le Jeu de Robin et de Marion'' is reputedly the earliest French secular play with music, written in around 1282 or 1283,'' Hutchinson Encyclopedia'' (1988), p.10 and is the most famous work of Adam de la Halle. It was performed at the Angevin Court in Naples around this time. Plot and music The story is a dramatization of a traditional genre of medieval French song, the pastourelle. This genre typically tells of an encounter between a knight and a shepherdess, frequently named Marion. Adam de la Halle's version of the story places a greater emphasis on the activities of Marion, her lover Robin and their friends after she resists the knight's advances. It consists of dialogue in the old Picard dialect of de la Halle's home town, Arras, interspersed with short refrains or songs in a style which might be considered popular. The melodies to which these are set have the character of folk music, and seem more spontaneous than the author's more elaborate songs and motets. Two of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
The ''Hutchinson Encyclopedia'' is an English-language general encyclopedia. It is a single volume designed for use in the home, Library, libraries and schools. It attempts to be readable by reducing the use of technical language. A small subset of the Encyclopaedia is available for free but full access requires a subscription. Edition history *First edition (as ) 1948 *Second edition 1951 *Third edition 1956 *Fourth edition (as ''Hutchinson's new 20th Century Encyclopedia'') 1964 *Fifth edition 1970 *Sixth edition (as ''The new Hutchinson 20th Century Encyclopedia'') 1977 *Seventh edition 1981 *Eighth edition (as ''The Hutchinson Encyclopedia'') 1988 - with 25,000 articles and 2,350 illustrations. *Ninth edition 1990 *Tenth edition 1994 *Eleventh edition 1997 There have also been editions in 2000 There are several other editions about specific subjects See also *List of online encyclopedias References English-language encyclopedias British online encyclopedias Publicatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |