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Adam De La Halle: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Adam le Bossu • Adam the Hunchback
Born c.1250 • Arras • France
Died c.1306 • Naples
Notable Works “Jeu de la feuillée” • “Jeu du pélérin” • “Le Congé” • “The Play of Robin and Marion”

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Adam de la Halle, detail from a manuscript, 1278; in the Municipal Library of Arras, France (MS. No. 657)
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