Jean Bagnyon

Jean Bagnyon or Jehan Bagnyon was a lawyer, historian, political writer, and translator born in 1412, —which had been requested of him as early as 1465 by Henri Bolomier or Bolmier, to be published numerous times up to the 19th century. The giant Fierabras, engraving from the 1497 edition of Jean Bagnyon's Roman de Fierabras le Géant (P. Maréchal et B. Chaussard, Lyon), BNF RES-Y2-993

Jean Bagnyon shows himself a talented storyteller with a structured and unified storyline around his subject matter, without digressions. The fantasy elements of the original tales are attenuated and the moral questions are emphasized in authorial commentaries that show the author's mastery of rhetoric. He also makes references to classical texts and often cites the Bible.