Samson and Delilah in Medieval Insular French Translation and Adaptation /

• Main Author: Léglu, Catherine (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Pivot, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: The New Middle Ages
• Subjects: Literature, Medieval.; European literature.; Literature-Translations.; Medieval Literature.; European Literature.; Translation Studies.

Samson and Delilah in Medieval Insular French investigates several different adaptations of the story of Samson that enabled it to move from a strictly religious sphere into vernacular and secular artworks. Catherine Léglu explores the narrative's translation into French in medieval England, e...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Interpretations
• Chapter 2: Visual culture
• Chapter 3: Verse and music
• Chapter 4: Prose and image.