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Article: Les Dits d'Henri d' Andeli.(Book Review)
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- Medium Aevum
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- March 22, 2004
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Les Dits d'Henri d'Anadeli, ed. Alain Corbellari, Classiques francais du Moyen Age 146 (Paris: Champion, 2003). 229 pp. ISBN 2-7453-0775-4. 28.00 [euro] (p/b).
This timely and most welcome publication at last supersedes that of Heron (i88i) by offering excellent new editions of the four works commonly attributed to Henri d'Andeli: the riotous allegories of the Bataille des vins and the Bataille des sept arts, the moving Dit du Chancelier Philippe, and the best known of Henri's works, the Lai d'Aristote. The introductory material strikes an impressive balance between detail and brevity by carefully synthesizing and evaluating the previous editions and studies ...