Facts about Marie de France

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   Marie de France also wrote a collection of saint's lives called L'Espurgatoire Seint Patriz, based on the legend of Saint Patrick's Purgatory.

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   Written in Old French verse, Marie de France's lais draw heavily on Celtic, particularly Breton, oral storytelling traditions for their subject matter.

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   A pioneering female literary figure, Marie de France is believed to have written in England at the court of King Henry II.

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   Among her works, Marie de France also composed a collection of fables known as the Ysopet, translated and adapted from Aesop and other sources.

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   The lais of Marie de France are a collection of twelve narrative poems written in Anglo-Norman French during the 12th century.

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