Description:
A collection of new translations into English and modern French of all the songs and motets ascribed to the medieval poet-composer Robert de Reims. Includes the original texts, the extant melodies, and a substantive introduction.
Brief description: Eglal Doss-Quinby is a translator and literary scholar specializing in Old French songs and motets. She is Professor of French Studies at Smith College.
Review Quotes:
". . .a great service to researchers who are interested in the song of the trouvères."
--Philip Bennett Revue Belge de Philologie et D'Histoire