370 ROMANCES. 



may be compared to a tree of ancient growth, the branches of which spread 

 out in all directions from the mother trunk ; and each of these branches, 

 grafted thereupon, gave birth to new branches. 



M. Gautier has classed in systematic order all the romances in rhyme still 

 extant which belong to the three great cycles of France, and the mere 

 mention of them shows how rich French literature is in works of this kind. 

 The"Geste du Roi," or of "Charlemagne," is divided into six parts: 1st, 

 Berte aux Grans Pies, Enfances Charlemagne, Enfances Roland. 2nd, Aspre- 

 mont, Fierabras, Otinel, Gui de Bourgogne, Entry into Spain, the Capture of 

 Pampelona, la Chanson de Roland, Gaidon, Anse'is de Carthage. 3rd, Acquin, 

 or the Conquest of Little Brittany ; Jehan de Lanson ; Simon de Pouille ; 

 Galien ; Voyage to Jerusalem. 4th, Song of the Saxons. 5th, Macaire, 

 Huon de Bordeaux. 6th, Charlemagne, by Girart of Amiens. The " Geste of 

 Garin de Montglane," or of " William of Orange/' comprises no less than 

 twenty-three or twenty-four romances, which, chronologically arranged, are as 

 follows : Les Enfances Garin de Montglane, Garin de Montglane, Girars 

 de Viane, Hernaut de Beaulande, Renier de Gennes, Aimeri de Narbonne, 

 les Enfances Guillaume, le Departement des Enfans Aimeri, le Siege de 

 Narbonne, le Couronnement Looys, le Charroi de Nismes, la Prise d'Orange, 

 le Siege de Barbastre (Beuves de Comarchis, as revised), Guibert d'Aiidrenas, 

 Mort d' Aimeri de Narbonne, Enfances Vivien, Chevalerie Vivien, Aliscanps, 

 Rainoart, Moniage Guillaume, Bataille Loquifer, Moniage Rainoart, Renier, 

 la Prise de Cordres, Foulques de Candie. There are but ten or eleven, 

 romances in the " Geste of Renaud de Montauban," or " Boon de Mayence," 

 viz. : Boon de Mayence, Gaufrey, les Enfances Ogier, la Chevalerie Ogier, Aye 

 d' Avignon, Gui de Nanteuil, Tristan de Nanteuil, Parise la Duchesse, Maugis 

 d'Aigremont, Vivien 1'Amachour de Monbranc, and les Quatre Fils Aimon, 

 or Renaut de Montauban. The other cycles are composed of the following 

 elements : Cycle of the Crusade : Helias, les Enfances Godefroi, les Chetifs, 

 Antioch, Jerusalem, Baudouin de Sebourc, and le Bastart de Bouillon. The 

 " Geste des Lorrains : " Hervis de Metz ; Carin de Loherain ; Girbert de Metz ; 

 Anseis, son of Gierbert ; and Yon. The "Geste du Nord : " Raoul de Cambrai, 

 Gormond and Isembart. " Burgundian Geste : " Girart de Roussillon and 

 Aubri le Bourgoing. '-'Petite Geste de Blaives:" Amis et Amiles, and 

 Jourdain de Blaives. "Petite Geste de St. Gilles:" Aiol and Elie de 

 St. Gilles. "English Geste:" Horn and Beuves d'Hanstonne. Various 



