Sir Orfeo
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Sir Orfeo is an anonymous Middle English Breton lai dating from the late 13th or early 14th century. It retells the story of Orpheus as a king who rescues his wife from the fairy king.[1] The folk song Orfeo (Roud 136, Child 19) is based on this poem.
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Sir Orfeo | |
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Author(s) | Unknown |
Language | Middle English |
Date | late 13th or early 14th century |
Manuscript(s) | Auchinleck manuscript |
Genre | Breton lai |
Subject | the Orpheus legend, recast and with a happy ending |
Personages | Orfeo |
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