[PDF] Jean de Meun translator - France

Who translated Jean de Meun's poem?

Part of Jean's poem was translated into Middle English verse by Chaucer as The Romaunt of the Rose. The whole poem was translated into Modern English verse by F. S. Ellis and later by Charles Dahlberg. Jean de Meun translated in 1284 the treatise De re militari of Vegetius into French as Le livre de Végèce de l'art de chevalerie.

Why is Jean de Meun a satire?

The continuation of Jean de Meun is a satire on the monastic orders, on celibacy, on the nobility, the papal see, the excessive pretensions of royalty, and especially on women and marriage.

Where did Jean de Meung study?

Tradition asserts that he studied at the University of Paris. He was, like his contemporary, Rutebeuf, a defender of Guillaume de Saint-Amour and a bitter critic of the mendicant orders. Jean de Meung says that in his youth he composed songs that were sung in every public place and school in France.