Book Review: Les Quinze Joies de Mariage by Anon.

The book is arranged so that the modern edition faces the requisite pages of the earlier critical edition, so for specialists (as well as intrigued non-specialist readers) it is easy to evaluate and compare both texts. The annotated critical edition itself is based on the careful study of four extant manuscripts (Rouen, Chantilly, Leningrad [once again St. Petersberg], and Phillipps), plus three printed editions (two from the late fifteenth century and the 1734 edition Le Duchat). And yet, in conclusion, and despite his depiction of the ostensible "joys" of marriage, the author acknowledges that men cannot get along without women. [Extracted from the article]