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Who was Guillaume de Lorris?

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Guillaume de Lorris, c.1215-c.1278, French poet, author of the first part of the Roman de la Rose . He handled the chivalric conventions with subtlety and charm, and his work shows taste, psychological perception, and wide familiarity with French letters.

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