The Seven Sages of Rome (Midland Version). Edited from Cambridge, University Library, MS Dd.1.17.(Brief article)(Book review)
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Date: 6/22/2006
The Seven Sages of Rome (Midland Version). Edited from Cambridge, University Library, MS Dd.1.17. Jill Whitelock, editor. Oxford University Press. [pounds sterling]45.00. lxxx + 183 Pages. ISBN 0-19-722327-3. The Seven Sages of Rome was 'one of the most popular works of medieval literature, with versions in nearly every European language.' The first surviving version of these stories may be dated to the 1150s in France but their origin lies in The Book of Sindbad composed perhaps in ...
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