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Equitan
Sign in to save"Equitan" is a Breton lai (a type of narrative poem) written by Marie de France sometime in the 12th century. The poem belongs to what is collectively known as The Lais of Marie de France. Like the other lais in the collection, Equitan is written in the Anglo-Norman language, a dialect of Old French, in rhyming octosyllabic couplets. In this 320 line poem, the author cautions that those who plot to harm another person may find only their own misfortune.
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It is catalogued under topics including French poems and Lais of Marie de France.
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- Author
- Claassen, Peter Walter, 1886-1937
- First published
- 1922
- Editions
- 1
- Subjects
- Chironomidae, Mayflies
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Part of
- Lais of Marie de France
- Author
- Marie de France
- Genre
- lay
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- language of work or name
- Old French
- inception
- 1200-00-00
- form of creative work
- poem
- used metre
- octosyllable
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"Equitan" is a Breton lai (a type of narrative poem) written by Marie de France sometime in the 12th century. The poem belongs to what is collectively known as The Lais of Marie de France. Like the other lais in the collection, Equitan is written in the Anglo-Norman language, a dialect of Old French, in rhyming octosyllabic couplets. In this 320 line poem, the author cautions that those who plot to harm another person may find only their own misfortune.
==Plot summary== Equitan, the king of Nantes, falls in love with the beautiful wife of his seneschal. The king agonises between his feelings for her and his loyalty towards the seneschal. When Equitan declares his sentiments for her, she is incredulous because of the difference in rank between them. He convinces her that his feelings are genuine and he would be willing to be her servant. The couple begins their affair.
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