The Roman de Thèbes and the Roman d'Eneas - Paperbackby Glyn S. Burgess (Author), Douglas Kelly (Author) The two romances translated in this volume, the Roman de Thbes and the Roman d'Eneas, form, along with the Roman de Troie by Benot de Sainte Maure, a group of texts that are of considerable importance within French and European literature and culture. Composed between c. 1150 and c. 1165, these romances create a bridge between classical tales (the Thbes is based on the Thebaid of Statius, the Eneas