English translation of la belle dame sans merci?

Answer 1

John Keats borrowed the title from the poem of a 15th century poet named Alain Chartier (with an alternate spelling of Merci). Chartier's original poem was titled "La Belle Dame san Mercy." Keats used just the title, the plots of the two poems are different.

Keats may have liked the poet, the poem or just the title. I do not have information as to why he borrowed it, but that is why it is French.

Answer 2

I wrote an awesome detailed summary of "La Belle Dame sans Merci" but it is too much to copy/past. You can find it on my blog. Hope it is helpful :)

http://labelladamesansmerci.weebly.com/index.html

Answer 3

There is no legend behind it. John Keats, the brilliant writer he was, wrote and came up with that story :)

Answer 4

"The beautiful lady without mercy"

Answer 5

The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy/Pity