Yvain

  • Yvain: The Knight of the Lion
    By Chrétien de Troyes

    Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid.

  • Yvain
    By Chrétien, Chrétien de Troyes

    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 ...

  • Yvain: The Knight of the Lion
    By de Troyes Chretien, William Comfort

    Rich in symbolism, these evocative tales combine closely observed detail with fantastic adventure to create a compelling world that profoundly influenced Malory, and are the basis of the Arthurian legends we know today.

  • Yvain: Arthurian Classics
    By Chrétien de Troyes

    The poem would later go on to be hugely influential in subsequent Arthurian stories, and is considered one of Chr tien's best works. These texts are taken from public domain sources. A free copy of the ebook is available online.

  • Yvain: The Knight of the Lion (Chretien de Troyes Romances)
    By Chrétien de Troyes, William Comfort

    This late 12th-century Arthurian romance in Old French verse is a masterpiece on the conflict between romantic love and knightly duty and unlike Chretien's Lancelot and Perceval poems, one that he completed.

  • Yvain: Or the Knight of the Lion
    By Chrétien de Troyes

    This and other texts available from Poetry in Translation.