{"product_id":"2940000734476","title":"Aucassin and Nicolete","description":"Why buy the Rossignol Books edition?\u003cp\u003eIt is neither a photocopy nor an OCR.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is properly edited and formatted: paragraphs are justified.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences to page numbers are updated for the new edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is Andrew Lang's translation, by common consent the most beautiful and poetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt includes the original music for the songs. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is printed in William Morris' famous Kelmscott Press Troy Type.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt includes gorgeous initials designed by William Morris.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt includes fifteen beautiful illustrations, from a classic edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is nothing in artistic poetry quite akin to \"Aucassin and Nicolete.\" - Andrew Lang, poet and scholar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAucassin and Nicolette is one of the most, if not the most, beautiful love stories ever written. One may search the literature of the world and find no other romance of chivalry, no thousand-page novel, no short story, perhaps even no fairy tale that can rival this flawless gem from thirteenth century France. Let the author speak for himself:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho would list to the good lay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGladness of the captive grey?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tis how two young lovers met,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAucassin and Nicolete,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf the pains the lover bore\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the sorrows he outwore,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the goodness and the grace,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf his love, so fair of face.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSweet the song, the story sweet,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no man hearkens it,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo man living 'neath the sun,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo outwearied, so foredone,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSick and woful, worn and sad,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut is healèd, but is glad\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Tis so sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a very great boast, but it is true.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRossignol Books is proud to present rare medieval works in handsome yet affordable editions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease support us by writing a review of this book after you purchase it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewww.rossignolbooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"B\u0026R Samizdat Express","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076399579376,"sku":"2940000734476","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940000734476_p0.jpg?v=1763545010","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940000734476","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}