. Aucassin and Nicolette;. TV f*4 VTw, i! $ A \f I I %?C!&(Jf{ | 4 AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE but some years were to elapse beforethose ignorant, or afraid, of oldFrench had the opportunity to readthe whole story directly trans-lated. In 1887 both Mr. AndrewLang and Mr. F. W. Bourdillonpublished translations of the nowwell-known tale. Mr. Lang is themaster of a fascinatingly wide andodd vocabulary. Mr. Bourdillonstranslation is the work of a finescholar in French and English; hisIntroduction remains the most acuteand learned analysis of the tale yetwritten, and his notes are only lessvaluable than

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. Aucassin and Nicolette;. TV f*4 VTw, i! $ A \f I I %?C!&(Jf{ | 4 AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE but some years were to elapse beforethose ignorant, or afraid, of oldFrench had the opportunity to readthe whole story directly trans-lated. In 1887 both Mr. AndrewLang and Mr. F. W. Bourdillonpublished translations of the nowwell-known tale. Mr. Lang is themaster of a fascinatingly wide andodd vocabulary. Mr. Bourdillonstranslation is the work of a finescholar in French and English; hisIntroduction remains the most acuteand learned analysis of the tale yetwritten, and his notes are only lessvaluable than those of M. Suchier,the editor of the best French text.

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