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Un Dit moral contre Fortune
A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418

Edited by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson

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Boethius (480–524), Roman philosopher

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European Translations 6

Modern Humanities Research Association

31 August 2018 • 182pp

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The anonymous fifteenth-century French verse translation of Boethius’s Consolatio Philosophiae, contained in a single known manuscript, Paris, Bibliothèque nationale, fr. 25418, fols 1–74r, is a revised and abridged version of the major French translation, Le Roman de Fortune et de Felicité, edited by Béatrice Atherton as her doctoral thesis for the University of Queensland (1994). The title of the present critical edition is derived from the opening strophe of the reviser’s Prologue: ‘Pour le Tout Poissant honnourer | … Contre Fortune … | Dez dis Böece vueil conter | C’om dit de Consolacion’, which indicates the Christian didactic purpose intended and expressed in moral lessons for living in this world. Consisting of Books I–IV only of the Consolatio, the text lacks the complex philosophical issues of Book V and throws into relief the dichotomy of Fortune and Felicity. Pruning of the mythological narratives, historical examples, and nature images by the reviser produced a somewhat lean abrégé of Boethius’s thought, but with Christian emphasis. With prudent editing, the translation constitutes a coherent whole and is recognised as one of the thirteen distinct medieval French translations of the Consolatio Philosophiae.

Glynnis Cropp is Emeritus Professor of French at Massey University.

See news item: Boethius in 15th-Century French (announced, 23 September 2017)

Reviews:

‘Une bonne contribution à une meilleure connaissance de la diffusion des traductions françaises de la Consolation de Boèce.’ — Gilles Roques, Revue de Linguistique Romane 83.1, janvier-juin 2019, 278-83
‘This edition by Glynnis M. Cropp and John Keith Atkinson of Un dit moral contre Fortune, BnF, MS fr. 25418, is an important addition to the study of the medieval French versions of Boethius’s most popular work.’ — Tracy Adams, French Studies 74.1, January 2020, 106-07 (full text online)
‘In the long and complex history of the Consolatio Philosophiae's transmission and interpretation, Cropp and Atkinson's volume presents a 'last link in a chain of translations' and is thus an important and necessary addition to studies in the field.’ — Jenny Davis Barrett, Parergon 37.2, 2020, 200-01

Contents:

vii-vii	Preface Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., ‘Preface’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. vii–ii First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, ‘Preface’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. vii–ii, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. ‘Preface’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. vii–ii Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.3> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.3
viii-viii	Abbreviations Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., ‘Abbreviations’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. viii–ii First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, ‘Abbreviations’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. viii–ii, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. ‘Abbreviations’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. viii–ii Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.4> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.4
1-27	Introduction Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., introduction to , in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 1–27 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, introduction to , in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 1–27, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. Introduction to , in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. 1–27 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.5> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.5
28-133	Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune Glynnis M. Cropp, John Keith Atkinson	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., and Atkinson, John Keith, ‘Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 28–133 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, John Keith Atkinson, ‘Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 28–133, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp and Atkinson, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., and Atkinson, John Keith. 2018. ‘Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. 28–133 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp and Atkinson 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp and Atkinson 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.6> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.6
134-138	Appendix 1: Table of Concordance: Le Roman De Fortune Et De Felicité and Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., ‘Appendix 1: Table of Concordance: Le Roman De Fortune Et De Felicité and Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 134–38 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, ‘Appendix 1: Table of Concordance: Le Roman De Fortune Et De Felicité and Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 134–38, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. ‘Appendix 1: Table of Concordance: Le Roman De Fortune Et De Felicité and Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. 134–38 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.7> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.7
139-143	Appendix 2: Sample Passages of Le Roman De Fortune Et De Felicité (ed. By B. Atherton): With Brief Notes For Comparison With Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., ‘Appendix 2: Sample Passages of Le Roman De Fortune Et De Felicité (ed. By B. Atherton): With Brief Notes For Comparison With Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 139–43 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, ‘Appendix 2: Sample Passages of Le Roman De Fortune Et De Felicité (ed. By B. Atherton): With Brief Notes For Comparison With Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 139–43, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. ‘Appendix 2: Sample Passages of Le Roman De Fortune Et De Felicité (ed. By B. Atherton): With Brief Notes For Comparison With Un Dit Moral Contre Fortune’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. 139–43 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.8> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.8
144-152	Notes On the Text Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., ‘Notes On the Text’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 144–52 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, ‘Notes On the Text’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 144–52, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. ‘Notes On the Text’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. 144–52 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.9> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.9
153-156	Table of Proper Names Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., ‘Table of Proper Names’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 153–56 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, ‘Table of Proper Names’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 153–56, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. ‘Table of Proper Names’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. 153–56 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.10> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.10
157-169	Glossary Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., ‘Glossary’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 157–69 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, ‘Glossary’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 157–69, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. ‘Glossary’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. 157–69 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.11> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.11
170-174	Bibliography Glynnis M. Cropp	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M., ‘Bibliography’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 170–74 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Glynnis M. Cropp, ‘Bibliography’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA, 2018), pp. 170–74, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Cropp, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Cropp, Glynnis M.. 2018. ‘Bibliography’, in Un Dit moral contre Fortune: A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418, ed. by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson, European Translations, 6 (Cambridge: MHRA), pp. 170–74 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Cropp 2018: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Cropp 2018: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) This article has a Digital Object Identifier (DOI): The DOI is <doi:10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.12> and can be linked to as http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv4rfqw9.12

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Un Dit moral contre FortuneA critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418

Edited by Glynnis M. Cropp in association with John Keith Atkinson

Un Dit moral contre Fortune
A critical edition of MS Paris, BnF, fr. 25 418