The Poems of Charles of Orleans

by Charles d'Orléans, Sally Purcell (Editor)

Several of the English poems are followed by the French and a translation into modern English.

Genres: Poetry

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1973

About the author

Charles of Orléans was Duke of Orléans from 1407, following the murder of his father, Louis I, Duke of Orléans, on the orders of John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy. He was also Duke of Valois, Count of Beaumont-sur-Oise and of Blois, Lord of Coucy, and the inheritor of Asti in Italy via his mother Valentina Visconti, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan. He is now remembered as an accomplished medieval poet owing to the more than five hundred extant poems he produced, most written during his 25 years spent as a prisoner of war.

Reviews

[James Horgan · Rating 2 out of 5]

A short, slight volume of courtly poetry in Middle French, Middle English (as translated by Charles) and some blank verse modern English translations by the editor.

Read in preparation for reading the editor's biography of the poet.