Roman d'Enéas
| Roman d'Enéas | |
|---|---|
Miniature from le Roman d’Éneas, ms. 60 of the BnF, f. 148r. | |
| Language | Old French |
| Date | c. 1160 |
| Genre | Romance |
| Verse form | Octosyllabic couplets |
| Length | 10,000 lines |
| Subject | Aeneas |
Le Roman d'Enéas is a romance of Medieval French literature, dating to c. 1160. It is written in French octosyllabic couplets totaling a little over 10,000 lines. Its subject matter is the tale of Aeneas, based on Virgil's Aeneid. It is one of the three important Romans d'Antiquité ("Romances of Antiquity") of this period; the other two are the Roman de Thèbes (anonymous) and the Roman de Troie of Benoît de Sainte-Maure.