About Guillaume de Lorris
Lived 1200 – 1238. Guillaume de Lorris was a French poet and writer.
Portrait of Guillaume de Lorris from a manuscript of the in the Bodleian Library (Douce 195, folio 1r).
Guillaume de Lorris was a French scholar and poet from Lorris. He was the author of the first section of the . Little is known about him, other than that he wrote the earlier section of the poem around 1230, and that the work was completed forty years later by Jean de Meun. He is only known by mention of Jean de Meun, (de Meung in French), in .
de Lorris' poem was translated into Middle English verse by Chaucer, and into Modern English verse by F. S. Ellis.
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Who was Guillaume de Lorris?
French scholar and poet from Lorris (1200–1238)
When was Guillaume de Lorris born?
Guillaume de Lorris was born in 1200 in Lorris.
When did Guillaume de Lorris die?
Guillaume de Lorris died in 1238.
What was Guillaume de Lorris's occupation?
Guillaume de Lorris was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Guillaume de Lorris?
Guillaume de Lorris was French.
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