Robert de Gretham
Robert de Gretham, alternatively Robert de Greetham, (fl. 13th century) was an Anglo-Norman literary person and cleric. He was noted for the book Etude sur le Miroir ou les Evangiles des domnees.
Also recorded as Gretham, Robert de, active 13th century · Robert, de Gretham, active 13th century · Robert de Gretham, 13th cent. · De Gretham, Robert, active 13th century
Robert de Gretham
- Born
- 1300
- Nationality
- Kingdom of England
- Occupation
- poet · cleric · writer
- Known for
- Les evangiles des domees · Corset
- Languages
- Anglo-Norman · Old French
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Etude was written for a Lady Elena of Quency. However, de Grethammay have been aiming at a broader audience by using a amasculine plural. The work was intended to act as a "Looking Glass for the Soul", hence the title. De Gretham may have also written Corset, a book on popular theology. It was dedicated to someone named Alain and Alain's wife.
The recorded working language is Anglo-Norman and Old French. Works named in the authority record are Les evangiles des domees and Corset.
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- 1.William W. Kibler. Medieval France: An Encyclopedia. Psychology Press. 1519. January 1995. 978-0-8240-4444-2.
- 2.University of Toronto Press. Medieval Christian Literary Imagery: A Guide to Interpretation. 83. 1 January 1988. 978-0-8020-6663-3.
- 3.Brewer. Catalogue of Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge. Vol. 5. Manuscripts : Pt. 1. Medieval. 86. 1992. 978-0-85991-341-6.
- 4.Gordon Hall Gerould. Saints' Legends. Houghton Mifflin Company. 167–168. 1916.
- 5.Cate Gunn. Ancrene Wisse: From Pastoral Literature to Vernacular Spirituality. University of Wales. 185–. 2008. 978-0-7083-2034-1.
- 6.Routledge. The Literary History of England: Vol 1: The Middle Ages (to 1500). 140. 2 September 2003. 978-1-134-94833-8.
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