Maugis, ye sorcerer from ye ancient French : a wonderful tale from ye writings of ye mad savant of ye Maison Maugis in ye olde citie of Mouzon, FranceLord GilhooleyOmniClassics · Literature
Maugis, ye sorcerer from ye ancient French : a wonderful tale from ye writings of ye mad savant of ye Maison Maugis in ye olde citie of Mouzon, France
Lord GilhooleyA mysterious manuscript opens a romance of warrior-sorcery, family loyalty, and conflict with Charlemagne.
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About the book
A traveler in Mouzon meets Charles Voudran, an isolated scholar who claims to possess ancient records concerning Maugis. Voudran has destroyed the originals after making his own account and entrusts that account to the visitor under peculiar conditions. This elaborate frame introduces the adventures of Maugis and the sons of Aymon, set amid the splendor, feuds, and betrayals of Charlemagne's legendary world. The narrative combines martial prowess and courtly loyalties with powers that its teller seeks to distinguish from simple dealings with the devil. Gilhooley presents the romance through competing claims about history, knowledge, and madness. The result invites readers to enjoy both the chivalric adventures and the theatrical uncertainty surrounding the supposed preservation of their record.
- Legend and history
- Loyalty and rebellion
- Knowledge and sorcery
Why read it
The strange conditions attached to Voudran's manuscript give the medieval adventures an additional mystery of transmission.
English F. Tennyson Neely text with the 1898 copyright, published under Lord Gilhooley