Guillaume de Lorris
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see Guillaume de LorrisGuillaume de Lorris, c.1215–c.1278, French poet, author of the first part of the Roman de la Rose. He handled the chivalric conventions with subtlety and charm, and his work shows taste, psychological perception, and wide familiarity with French letters.
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Guillaume de Lorris
(gēyōm` də lôrēs`), c.1215–c.1278, French poet, author of the first part of the Roman de la RoseRoman de la Rose, Le, French poem of 22,000 lines in eight-syllable couplets. It is in two parts. The first (4,058 lines) was written (c.1237) by Guillaume de Lorris and was left unfinished. It is an elaborate allegory on the psychology of love, often subtle and charming.
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Guillaume de Lorris
13th century, French poet who wrote the first 4058 lines of the allegorical romance, the Roman de la rose, continued by Jean de Meung
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