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Perfect for readers who love medieval storytelling, sharp jokes at the expense of the clever and the foolish, tales of trickery and wit, and a lively look at everyday life in old France and Flanders.
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What do you do when your husband bangs on the door while you are visiting his neighbor? That scene appears in the first tale of One Hundred Merrie and Delightsome Stories, a collection of one hundred short tales edited by Antoine de La Sale. The tellers bring you cheats, jealous husbands, sly wives, greedy friars and a few sad lovers. You get the flavor of a whole age at the dinner table, and you start with a bath and an unexpected visitor.
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- 1Many voices share one hundred talesFree
- 2Clever tricks answer clumsy desire
- 3Judges and lawsuits turn on the absurd
- 4Marriage is a contest of wits
- 5Friars and priests are favorite targets
- 6Clever women outwit the men who pursue them
- 7Darker tales carry real punishment and sorrow
- 8Simple minds and sharp mouths bring the laughs
- 9How the stories are told and what they teach
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Many voices share one hundred tales
The book gathers one hundred short stories. Some tellers receive repeated credits, and some tales have no named teller. The settings range across Flanders, Picardy, Burgundy, England and Germany.
The first story shows the pattern. In Valenciennes a rich citizen sends his neighbor away on business, then invites the man's wife to a bath and a feast. The husband comes home early and pounds on the door. He demands a look at the lady in the bed, and he is allowed to see only her back. He says it looks just like his wife's backside, but believes she is at home.
Everything depends on speed and a ready tongue. The neighbor must keep the visitor from seeing her face, while his servants help him manage the surprise. Almost every tale that follows asks the same question: who thinks fastest when caught?
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What is One Hundred Merrie and Delightsome Stories about?
It is a collection of one hundred short tales about trickery, love, jealousy, greedy clergy and quick wit. The tales carry repeated credits to several tellers, while some have no named teller.
Who wrote the Hundred Merrie and Delightsome Stories?
Antoine de La Sale is credited as the editor and tells the fiftieth story. The other tales carry credits to many different tellers, so the book reads like a shared evening of storytelling.
Are the stories true and when were they written?
The tellers often say a tale really happened and happened recently, though many read like jokes passed around a table. The tales evoke the fifteenth-century world of Burgundy and its neighbors.
Do I need to read the tales in order?
Each story stands alone and is short, so you can open the book anywhere. Reading in order lets you spot the pairs of tales that answer each other and the recurring tricks and characters.
What does Dangier mean in the stories?
Dangier is the spirit of jealousy and suspicion, borrowed from the medieval Romance of the Rose. The tellers use the name for guarding husbands and watchful old servants who stand between lovers.