His works are
Ipomedon and
Protheselaus, two long
metrical romances from the 1180s of over 10,000 lines, in
octosyllables. The names, at least, were from the mid-century
Le Roman de Thèbes; the romances are set in Italy. Protheselaus has been poorly regarded for its lack of narrative. The story describes the heroes journeys after hearing that
Medea had rejected him as an admirer. He risks death, serves at the court of Medea and in imprisoned, but he is eventually reunited with Medea and they marry. Several
Middle English translations (
Ipomadon, cited as
Ippomedon in
Thomas Warton,
The History of English Poetry) were made. A sixteenth century translation
The Life of Ipomydon was made by
Robert Copland and printed by
Wynkyn de Worde. ==References==