Lancelot; or, The Knight of the Cart
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Lancelot; or, The Knight of the Cart

  1. 272 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Lancelot; or, The Knight of the Cart

About this book

In this verse translation of Chrétien de Troyes's Lancelot, Ruth Harwood Cline revives the original story of the immortal love affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a tale that has spawned interpretations ranging from Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur to Lerner and Lowe's Camelot.

By remaining faithful to Chrétien's highly structured form, Cline preserves the pace, the pungency of proverbial expressions, and the work's poetical devices and word play in translating this archetypal tale of courtly love from Old French into modern English. Cline's introduction—containing a description of Arthur in history and literature, a discussion of courtly love, and an account of the continuations of the story of Lancelot and Guinevere—makes Lancelot an ideal classroom text.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgments
  4. Introduction
  5. LANCELOT; OR, THE KNIGHT OF THE CART
  6. Prologue
  7. The Abduction of Guinevere
  8. The Cart
  9. The Flaming Lance
  10. The Guardian of the Ford
  11. The Amorous Hostess
  12. The Gilded Comb
  13. The Games
  14. The Tombs
  15. The Stony Passageway
  16. The Riot
  17. The Proud Knight
  18. The Sword Bridge
  19. The Duel for the Queen
  20. The Queen's Rejection
  21. The Queen's Repentance
  22. The Tryst
  23. Legal Combat
  24. Lancelot's Betrayal
  25. The Tournament
  26. Lancelot's Imprisonment
  27. The Last Battle
  28. Notes
  29. Bibliography