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Chrétien de Troyes (Modern French: ; 1135?–1185?, fl. c. 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects, and for possibly originating the character of Lancelot.

Chrétien de Troyes (Modern French: ; 1135?–1185?, fl. Chrétien's works, including Erec and Enide, Lancelot, Perceval, and Yvain, represent some of the best-regarded of medieval literature. His use of structure, particularly in Yvain, has been seen as a step towards the modern novel.

Chretien de Troyes invented the Arthurian romance with Erec and Enide Curiously, EREC AND ENIDE was written by a Frenchman, Chrétien de Troyes (Troyes being ninety miles east of Paris).

Chretien de Troyes invented the Arthurian romance with Erec and Enide. It was the first of what would soon come to be a genre unto itself. Tales of King Arthur and his knights are still popular after centuries of retelling, and Chretien de Troyes is responsible for many of the stories as we know them. Erec and Enide, the earliest of his surviving works, is a story about all the things we recognize as Arthurian-honor, chivalry, love, and courage. Curiously, EREC AND ENIDE was written by a Frenchman, Chrétien de Troyes (Troyes being ninety miles east of Paris). Chrétien was a poet/troubadour who composed his works in Old French.

In the twelfth century, the French poet and troubadour Chrétien de Troyes wrote five Arthurian romances that taken together are one of the landmarks of medieval literature.

Only 5 left in stock (more on the way). In the twelfth century, the French poet and troubadour Chrétien de Troyes wrote five Arthurian romances that taken together are one of the landmarks of medieval literature. I have undertaken to read (or re-read) the Raffel translations one per month.

Chrétien's romances became the source for Arthurian tradition and .

Chrétien's romances became the source for Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England and on the Continent. Yet his swift-moving style is difficult to capture in translation, and today's English-speaking audiences remain largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems. Burton Raffel's rendition preserves the subtlety and charm of a poem that is in turn serious, dramatic, bawdy, merry, and satiric. When Enide is kidnapped by a robber baron, Erec revives from near-death to perform a courageous rescue, and at length the two are reconciled.

Translated with an Introduction and Notes by. William w. kibler. Erec and Enide translated by. Carleton w. carroll).

But the whole s Chrétien de Troyes’ Erec and Enide, which presents the story of a knight and his beautiful love, while a story of adventure and romance, failed to interest me. Of course, there were aspects of Chrétien’s tale that were fun and amusing.

Chrétien de Troyes, (flourished 1165–80), French poet who is known as the author of five Arthurian romances : Erec ; Cligès . Chrétien was the initiator of the sophisticated courtly romance.

Chrétien de Troyes, (flourished 1165–80), French poet who is known as the author of five Arthurian romances : Erec ; Cligès ; Lancelot, ou Le Chevalier à la charrette ; Yvain, ou Le Chevalier au lion ; and Perceval, ou Le Conte du Graal. The non-Arthurian tale Guillaume d’Angleterre, based on the legend of St. Eustace, may also have been written by Chrétien. romance: Chrétien de Troyes. Deeply versed in contemporary rhetoric, he treated love casuistically and in a humorously detached fashion, bringing folklore themes and love situations together in an Arthurian world of adventure.

Chretien de Troyes (l. 1130-1190 CE) was the greatest romantic poet of his era, regarded today as the Father of Arthurian Romance (along with . Chretien is the author of five Arthurian Romances: Erec and Enide. Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart

Chretien de Troyes (l. 1130-1190 CE) was the greatest romantic poet of his era, regarded today as the Father of Arthurian Romance (along with Geoffrey. Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart. Yvain or the Knight with the Lion. Perceval or the Story of the Grail. He was the first to introduce some of the best-known aspects of the Arthurian Legends such as the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere, the Grail Quest, and Camelot as the name of Arthur’s court. Based upon details in the introductions to some of his poems, he also translated works from Latin and wrote other pieces which are now lost.

Erec and Enide - Chretien de Troyes Romances (Hardback). Burton Raffel's rendition preserves the subtlety and charm of a poem that is in turn serious, dramatic, bawdy, merry and satiric. Chretien (author), Troyes, Chretien de (author), Professor Burton Raffel (translator). Erec and Enide", the first of five surviving Arthurian romantic poems by 12th-century French poet Chretien de Troyes, narrates a chapter from the legend of King Arthur. Chretien's romances became the source for Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England and on the Continent.

Chrétien, De Troyes Chrétien, Chrétien De Troyes. Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

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