"Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Antoine de La Salle" by Antoine de La Sale, compiled by David Widger, is a compilation of one hundred entertaining stories from the late medieval period. The collection explores love, trickery, and the silliness of people through humor and moral teachings common in that time. Reflecting medieval European society, the stories depict colorful characters caught in romantic situations, misunderstandings, and funny mishaps like a knight tricked into an affair and a monk's bizarre interaction with a girl; using ironic twists and comical endings, these narratives showcase the blend of intrigue and foolishness in human connections.
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of Antoine de La Salle
By Antoine de La Sale
Discover a world of medieval humor, where love goes awry and deception leads to laughter in one hundred short, amusing stories.
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About the AuthorAntoine de la Sale was a French courtier, educator and writer. He participated in a number of military campaigns in his youth and he only began writing when he had reached middle age, in the late 1430s. He lived in Italy at the time, but returned to France in the 1440s, where he acted as umpire in tournaments, and he wrote a treatise on the history of the knightly tournament in 1459. He became the tutor of the sons of Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, to whom he dedicated a moral work in 1451. His most successful work was Little John of Saintré, written in 1456, when he was reaching the age of seventy.
Antoine de la Sale was a French courtier, educator and writer. He participated in a number of military campaigns in his youth and he only began writing when he had reached middle age, in the late 1430s. He lived in Italy at the time, but returned to France in the 1440s, where he acted as umpire in tournaments, and he wrote a treatise on the history of the knightly tournament in 1459. He became the tutor of the sons of Louis de Luxembourg, Count of Saint-Pol, to whom he dedicated a moral work in 1451. His most successful work was Little John of Saintré, written in 1456, when he was reaching the age of seventy.
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