The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes
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The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes

  1. 576 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
Available until 2 Mar |Learn more

The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes

About this book

"[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately . . . it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals. . . . The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style. . . . [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts." —Speculum

"[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read." —Library Journal

"These are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World." —Washington Post Book World

"This tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come." —Choice

This new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other "knights and ladies" of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. THE COMPLETE ROMANCES OF CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. CONTENTS
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. EREC AND ENIDE
  9. CLIGES
  10. THE KNIGHT OF THE CART
  11. THE KNIGHT WITH THE LION
  12. THE STORY OF THE GRAIL
  13. APPENDIX: WILLIAM OF ENGLAND
  14. Variant Readings of the Manuscript
  15. A Bibliography of Texts and Critical Studies
  16. An Index of Proper Names