Medieval France

Fans of the Lord of the Rings franchise instantly fell in love with the brooding but majestic Minas Tirith, the mesmerizing entity boasting looming stone towers on every level. As with most brilliant works of art, a muse or source of inspiration was responsible. In this case, it is said that the magical city and circular fortress had been inspired by one very real island -- the legendary Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy, France.

Marie de France visse nel XII secolo, e di lei si sa pochissimo, solo quello che scrive di se stessa: "Il mio nome è Maria e sono di Francia. Visse probabilmente alla corte di Enrico II d'Inghilterra e di Eleonora d'Aquitania, ed è la più antica narratrice nelle letterature volgari d’Occidente. Questa è una collezione di storie cortesi (originalmente in lingua d’oïl ) – famose novelle d’amore tutte tramandate da canzoni bretoni.

It was with horror and sadness that the people of the world opened their social media or switched on their televisions on April 15th, 2019, only to see terrifying pictures of smoke and flames roaring around one of the most iconic outlines in France: That of Notre-Dame de Paris. There is more to Notre-Dame, however than just a tragic fire. Almost nine centuries of history lie behind its weathered towers, and its history is closely interlinked with that of France and its people. Its story has rung out through the ages as one of hope and survival.

Cet audio est constitué de 10 histoires.

Cérémonieux ou simples, graves ou enjoués, ces 25 textes, dont les vers tendres traversent les coeurs et les siècles, illustrent l'inoubliable moment d'une union, en réactivent l'intime frisson d'émotion ou tout simplement le plaisir d'une parole d'amour. Les textes sont illustrés avec les musiques de Albinoni, Bach, Chopin, Corelli, Debussy, Donizetti, Grieg, Haydnl, Pergolèse, Rimsky-Korsakov, Saint-Saëns, Telemann et Vivaldi. Avec les voix de Chloé Berthier, Marie-Martine Bisson, Marc Brunet, François Creton, Lise Roy et Jean-Louis Thiar.