COMEDY OF EROS: Medieval French Guides to the Art of Love

Second edition. This collection of medieval French love poetry offers modern translations of seven texts including selections from Ovid's Ars Amatoria Robert de Blois' Advice to Ladies and Guiart's L'Art d'Amour. Includes the introduction to the second edition by Betsy Bowden and to the first edition by James B. Wadsworth. The seven woodcut illustrations by Robert and Corinne Borja are a charming blend of the medieval and the modern. xxvi, 133+ 1 pages. stiff paper wrappers. narrow 8vo..