Legendary Love. The Wide Appeal of Pierre de Provence et la belle Maguelonne in Early Modern Europe

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents V
3. Introduction 1
4. The European Diffusion of Aesopus 19
5. The Wheel of Fortune and Man’s Trust in God. On the Framing of Apollonius of Tyre in Its European Transmission 45
6. The Dissemination and Multimodality of Historia septem sapientum Romae 87
7. Griseldis – a Flexible European Heroine with a Strong Character 127
8. Transcultural Reynaert. Dissemination and Peritextual Adaptations between 1479 and 1800 161
9. The Greatest Story Ever Sold? Marketing Melusine Across Early Modern Western, Northern, and Central Europe 191
10. Legendary Love. The Wide Appeal of Pierre de Provence et la belle Maguelonne in Early Modern Europe 225
11. Charting Amadis de Gaule’s Commercial Success in Early Modern Europe 259
12. Fortune’s Calling. Translating and Publishing Fortunatus in Early Modern Europe 289
13. Ulenspiegel’s Tricky Power 325
14. List of Illustrations 357
15. Abbreviations of Libraries 363
16. Bibliography 365
17. Contributors 407
18. Index of Personal Names 409
19. Index of Titles 417
20. Index of Place Names 421