Readers have long been fascinated by the enigmatic figure of M lusine - a beautiful fairy woman cursed to transform into a half-serpent once a week, whose part-monstrous sons are the ancestor of several European noble houses.
It addresses questions on how to study Medieval literature from a European perspective, moving.
This study is the first to consider how this Romance developed from a local legend to European bestseller, analysing versions in French, German, Castilian, Dutch, and English.
Readers have long been fascinated by the enigmatic figure of M lusine - a beautiful fairy woman cursed to transform into a half-serpent once a week, whose part-monstrous sons are the ancestor of several European noble houses