Roman de Troie (English spelling) RomandeTroie

Japanese: 《Roman de Troie》(英語表記)RomandeTroie
Roman de Troie (English spelling) RomandeTroie

…from Touraine. He wrote the long verse Roman de Troie, which belongs to the genre of so-called ancient imitation tales, and achieved great success around 1165-1170. It tells the story of the siege and fall of Troy, beginning with the adventures of the Argonauts in search of the Golden Fleece, and ending with the death of Odysseus. It is over 30,000 lines of eight syllables.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Roman de Troie" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…トゥーレーヌ地方の出身。1165‐70年ころ,いわゆる古代模倣物語のジャンルに属する長編韻文作品《トロイ物語Roman de Troie》を書いて大成功を収めた。これは,金羊毛を求めるアルゴ船の冒険(アルゴナウタイ伝説)から始まって,トロイアの城市の攻囲と陥落の次第,そしてオデュッセウスの死までを,8音綴3万行余りにわたって物語る。…

※「《Roman de Troie》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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