Samuel’s Reviews > Robert the Devil: The First Modern English Translation of Robert le Diable, an Anonymous French Romance of the Thirteenth Century > Status Update

Robert the Devil' is a compelling narrative, even after 800 and more years, and even after translation. The sentimentalist in me was warmed by beginning and end: rogue to saint, heathen to Christian. I was bored atthe 'middle', however, ironically where the most action is. I was distracted because, in my opinion, of the uninteresting, plain, modern English and choice of free verse. Possibly, I am deaf to rhythme.