author
de Meun Jean
d. 1304
Best known for completing the hugely influential medieval poem Roman de la Rose, this 13th-century French writer helped shape later debates about love, learning, and society. Very little is known about his life, which only adds to the mystery around one of the Middle Ages' most widely read authors.
4 Audiobooks
Le roman de la rose - Tome I
by de Lorris Guillaume, de Meun Jean
Le roman de la rose - Tome II
by de Lorris Guillaume, de Meun Jean
Le roman de la rose - Tome IV
by de Lorris Guillaume, de Meun Jean
Le roman de la rose - Tome III
by de Lorris Guillaume, de Meun Jean
About the author
Jean de Meun, also known as Jean de Meung and probably born around 1240 in Meung-sur-Loire, was a French author of the later 13th century. He is most famous for writing the long continuation of Roman de la Rose, expanding Guillaume de Lorris's earlier poem into a much larger, sharper, and more argumentative work.
Sources agree that only a small number of details about his life can be confirmed. He seems to have been known originally as Clopinel or Chopinel, and he died before 1305. Alongside his poetry, he is also associated with translations and adaptations of important Latin works, showing the wide learning that made him a major literary figure in medieval France.
His continuation of Roman de la Rose remained influential for generations and also drew criticism, especially for its treatment of women. That lasting mix of popularity, controversy, and intellectual ambition is a big part of why he still stands out in the history of medieval literature.