title: A Critical Edition of Girart D'Amiens: L'Istoire Le Roy Charlemaine (Studies in French Literature) (English and Old French Edition)
author: Daniel Metraux
description: "The publication of this edition of Girart d'Amiens L'Istoire le roy Charlemaine marks one of the more fortuitous events in the study of medieval French epic literature....During the past century at least four other scholars, including this writer, had announced their intention to produce such an edition and then abandoned the task for various reasons, primarily the enormity of the task. Where four others had tried and failed to produce an edition, Daniel Metraux succeeded, working from microfilm copies of the three manuscripts in his self-appointed task, and we are the richer for his efforts....This edition is a monument to Girart d'Amiens and to epic literature in general." - John Robin Allen, Saint John's College, University of Manitoba"
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  # A Distinguished Provincial at Paris
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### Honore de Balzac
  
  
  This page copyright © 2002 Munsey's.
  
  
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  PREPARER'S NOTE
  
  
  PART I
  
  
  PART II
  
  
  
  
  
  
      
  
  
  Etext prepared by Dagny, dagnyj@hotmail.com
  
  
  and John Bickers, jbickers@templar.actrix.gen.nz
  
  
  ##### Translated By Ellen Marriage
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### PREPARER'S NOTE
  
  
  
  
  
  A Distinguished Provincial at Paris is part two of a trilogy. Part
  
  
  one, Two Poets, begins the story of Lucien, his sister Eve, and his
  
  
  friend David in the provincial town of Angouleme. Part two is centered
  
  
  on Lucien's Parisian life. Part three, Eve and David, reverts to the
  
  
  setting of Angouleme. Following this trilogy Lucien's story is
  
  
  continued in yet another book, Scenes from a Courtesan's Life.
  
  
    
  A DISTINGUISHED PROVINCIAL AT PARIS
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### PART I
  
  
  
  
  
    
  Mme. de Bargeton and Lucien de Rubempre had left Angouleme behind,
  
  
  and were traveling together upon the roa