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Re: Reynard cycle - English translations?

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On Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:00:19 -0700
John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mann's "Ysengrimus" is supposedly more accurate than the Syphers';
> I can't speak to that, not being a Latin scholar, but there are
> definitely parts that are clearer in hers. That said, I love the
> Syphers' prose voice, which is oddly reminiscent of Peter Gabriel's
> demented little Genesis stories and delights in wordplay - as did the
> original, I gather - and they have more copious notes re: cultural
> context for the jokes.

Have to correct myself here - Prof. Mann actually wrote a substantial
introduction & commentary to "Ysengrimus," in the original 1987 edition
of her translation. While the Syphers' annotations do cover a number of
things that hers don't, this piece goes a long way towards making up
the balance; unfortunately, for some reason it was left off the later
Dumbarton Oaks edition of her version.

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