Provides bibliographical references on the medieval author and his works.
Renate Blumenfeld - Kosinski , Kevin Brownlee , Mary B. Speer , and Lori J. Walters . Amsterdam : Rodopi , 2000. Pp . 287–309 . Staines , David . " Chrétien de Troyes and His Narrator / s . ” In The Center and the Compass : Studies in ...
The Birth of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table“’My good sir, is she your daughter then?’ ‘Yes, but don't pay any attention to what she says,’ said the lord. ‘She's a child - a silly, foolish thing.’ ‘Indeed,’ ...
The Legacy of Chrétien de Troyes: Chrétien et ses contemporains
A decentered and decentering account of the Chrétien corpus.
This critical text explores the French roots of the legends and the source material of the individual characters, with special attention to the creative role played by de Troyes, whose contribution to the saga continues to shape and inform ...
She uses the naming topos at the end of the romance in what Chrétien calls a jeu de verité ( Yvain , vs. 6624 ) .41 From the Fountain Yvain is ... 44 Cf. Michel Zink , ' Chrétien et ses contemporains ' , Legacy , I , pp . 15–19 .
Now, for the first time, and experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chretien's major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the ...
This poem was the first to introduce Lancelot as an important figure in the King Arthur legend. Lancelot tells of the adulterous relationship between the knight and his mistress, Guinevere, the wife of King Arthur.
Only in this, The Story of the Grail's complete form, can the reader appreciate the narrative skill and invention of the medieval poets and their surprising responses to Chrétien's theme - not least their crucial focus on the knight as a ...
The Romances of Chrétien de Troyes: A Symposium