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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS . . viii
INTRODUCTION . . ix
Genre . . ix
Authorship . . x
Artistic Achievement . . xvi
Sources and Influences . . xxiv
Editorial Policy . . xxx
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY . . xxxiii

FIERABRAS AND FLORIPAS
Prologue . . 1
The First Geste: Vanity. Tells of the Destruction of Rome . . 5
The Second Geste: Submission. Tells of the Duel between Fierabras and Oliver . . 45
The Third Geste: Desires. Tells of Strain and Striving . . 91
The Fourth Geste: Deserts. Tells of Pain and Thriving . . 161

GLOSSARY . . 223
APPENDIX I: Extracts from the French Original . . 225
APPENDIX II: Fierabras ex Libris . . 245