About Denis Pyramus
Lived 1150 – 1200. Denis Pyramus was a French poet.
Denis Pyramus was a Benedictine monk of Bury St. Edmunds Abbey and an Anglo-Norman poet who was active in the second part of the 12th and the beginning of the 13th century.
In 1150, he wrote Parthénopéus de Blois, a chivalric tale (romance) whose motif is drawn from the story of Cupid and Psyche. Parthénopéus was then adapted in the 13th century into a West Flemish novel in 9000 verses, Parthenopeus van Blois, which tells about the love of King Clovis (Chlodowech). In the 19th century, the original story of Parthénopéus de Blois served as a broad basis for Alfred Blau's libretto Esclarmonde, later turned into an opera by Jules Massenet.
Pyramus also (in the early 13th century) wrote La Vie Seint Edmund le Roi.
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Who was Denis Pyramus?
Anglo-Norman Benedictine monk and poet
When was Denis Pyramus born?
Denis Pyramus was born in 1150.
When did Denis Pyramus die?
Denis Pyramus died in 1200.
What was Denis Pyramus's occupation?
Denis Pyramus was a poet.
What nationality was Denis Pyramus?
Denis Pyramus was French.
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