Jofroi of Waterford ( fl. 1300) was a French translator. Probably a native of

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in Ireland, Jofroi was a Dominican, apparently based in

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, where he produced translations of Latin works into the French language. "He has no surviving connection with Ireland other than his name. It appears from an allusion in his work that he was based in Paris." Jofroi's known translations are: * translation of the ''

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'', one of the most widely read books in Western Europe in the Late Middle Ages. Jofroi's French was later translated into English. * translation of a history of the Trojan War, authorship attributed to

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(

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). (Another book widely circulated in Latin in the Late Middle Ages.) * translation of a history of Rome by

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. (Once again, a popular book in Latin). * a co-translation, with Servais Copale, of three prose poems His original work is a catalogue of all the known

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and ales of

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.Henry 1986.

References

* ''Hiberno-Norman literature'', Evelyn Mullally, in ''Settlement and Society in Medieval Ireland: Studies presented to F.X. Martin'', Dublin, 1988. * ''Un Texte œnologique de Jofroi de Waterford et Servais Copale'', Albert Henry, Romania 107 (1): 1-37, 1986.

Critical Editions

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