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Guillaume de Dole (also known as (Le) Roman(s) de la Rose, or Guillaume de Dole) is an Old French narrative romance by Jean Renart.Composed in the early 13th century, the poem is 5,656 lines long and is especially notable for the large number of chansons it contains, and for its active female protagonist.
Le Roman de la Rose (The Romance of the Rose) is a medieval poem written in Old French and presented as an allegorical dream vision. As poetry, The Romance of the Rose is a notable instance of courtly literature , purporting to provide a "mirror of love" in which the whole art of romantic love is disclosed.
The Romaunt of the Rose (The Romaunt) is a partial translation into Middle English of the French allegorical poem, Le Roman de la Rose (Le Roman). Originally believed to be the work of Chaucer , the Romaunt inspired controversy among 19th-century scholars when parts of the text were found to differ in style from Chaucer's other works.
As of January 2012, works were being performed only on the Suplacu de Barcău – Oradea West segment, [52] with 17 km planned to be opened on 15 November 2012 and other 18 km on 30 August 2013. [53] However, not much progress was visible on this segment by August 2012, [ 54 ] and the bridge across the Someșul Mic river, part of the Câmpia ...
The first documented mention of Oradea's name was in 1113 under the Latin name, Varadinum ("vár" means fortress in Hungarian). In the 11th century when St. King Ladislaus I of Hungary founded a bishopric settlement near the city of Oradea, the present Roman Catholic Diocese of Oradea. [6] The city flourished during the 13th century in particular.
The University of Oradea (UO or U of O) (Romanian: Universitatea din Oradea) is an accredited public university located in Oradea in north-western Romania.. With 15 faculties, the university has a total of 123 fields of study for undergraduates and 151 post-graduate specialisation degrees.
The Rose Period is named after Picasso's heavy use of pink tones in his works from this period, from the French word for pink, which is rose. Picasso's third highest selling painting, Young Girl with a Flower Basket , and his fifth highest, Garçon à la pipe (Boy with a pipe) were both painted during the Rose Period.
Manoir de la Possonnière, Ronsard's home. Pierre de Ronsard was born at the Manoir de la Possonnière, in the village of Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois (in present-day Loir-et-Cher). Baudouin de Ronsard or Rossart was the founder of the French branch of the house, and made his mark in the early stages of the Hundred Years' War. The poet's father ...