Project Gutenberg 2004-03-01 Public domain in the USA. 148 Betham, Matilda 1776 1852 Betham, Mary Matilda The Lay of Marie and Vignettes in Verse Reading ease score: 70.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Wilelmina Mallière, and Project Gutenberg Distributed Proofreaders "The Lay of Marie and Vignettes in Verse" by Matilda Betham is a poetic narrative and a collection of verses written in the early 19th century. The poem follows Marie, an Anglo-Norman minstrel in the 13th century, who navigates the complexities of her low station while being intertwined in the affairs of nobility, particularly amidst the backdrop of England losing Normandy. The story unfolds against a richly woven tapestry of emotions, feuds, and courtly life, revealing themes of love, loss, and social hierarchy. At the start of the work, the focus is on a grand feast awaiting Marie's performance, which sets the stage for her struggles and inner turmoil. As she arrives, there are high expectations from the audience, including nobles and warriors, who anticipate her song. However, Marie is laden with sorrow and memories of her past losses, particularly concerning her father's own regrets as a crusader. The text vividly illustrates a contrast between the revelry surrounding her and Marie’s emotional plight, emphasizing her reluctance to sing and the haunting nature of her experiences. As she begins to perform, it becomes evident that her music is intertwined with her own grief, creating an evocative atmosphere that reflects the pain of her circumstances amid the expectations of the world around her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Women poets -- Poetry Marie, de France, active 12th century -- Poetry PR Text Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 339743 339582 2024-10-05T14:45:43.646345 2023-10-05T13:30:13.233511 text/html text/html 339736 339575 2024-10-05T14:45:43.941301 2023-10-05T13:30:13.440512 text/html text/html 197063 2024-10-05T14:45:53.286291 application/epub+zip 199347 2024-10-05T14:45:47.502302 application/epub+zip 192844 2024-10-05T14:45:46.090336 application/epub+zip 415106 2024-10-05T14:45:56.920261 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 382675 2024-10-05T14:45:52.134298 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354357 2022-09-06T17:28:46.872070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 285431 285345 2024-10-05T14:45:43.245324 2023-10-05T13:30:12.949491 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 286568 2020-12-26T05:41:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112120 2020-12-26T05:41:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 286562 2020-12-26T05:41:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112085 2020-12-26T05:41:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21314 2024-10-05T14:45:57.058360 application/rdf+xml 16975 2024-10-05T14:45:46.635302 image/jpeg 4041 2024-10-05T14:45:46.361299 image/jpeg 196065 2024-10-05T14:45:43.968320 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia