Books by Chrétien de Troyes
Arthurian Romances (Penguin Classics)
Fantastic adventures abound in these courtly romances: Erec and Enide, Cligés, The Knight of the Cart, The Knight with the Lion, and The Story of the Grail.
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The Big Book of Knights, Nobles & Knaves
by William Shakespeare, Gottfried Von Strassburg, Wolfram Von Eschenbach, Chrétien de Troyes, Pere Abat, Eilhart von Oberg
Magical lands inhabited by fire-breathing dragons, clever wizards casting their spells, valiant kings and gallant knights fighting for right, sly knaves eager to betray, kidnapped queens and maidens trapped in towers, merry bandits, and more: this is the entrancing stuff of which medieval legends are made. With plenty of adventure, excitement, and romance on every page, this collection of classic tales will captivate young readers.
As with the two former books in the series, The Big Book of Knights, Nobles & Knaves is exquisitely designed. It features an eye-catching cover with die-cuts in the shape of castle windows, as well as breathtaking illustrations and action-packed panoramic spreads throughout. The 11 timeless storiesexpertly abridged for maximum excitement and funincludeThe Knights of the Round Table; Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart; Robin Hood; The Song of Roland; and Tristan and Isolde.
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Le Chevalier de La Charrette (Ldp Let.Gothiq.) (French Edition)
by Chrétien de Troyes, Chretien
Collection dirigée par Michel Zink
La collection Lettres gothiques se propose d’ouvrir au public le plus large un accès à la fois direct, aisé et sûr, à la littérature du Moyen Age.
Un accès direct en mettant sous les yeux du lecteur le texte original. Un accès aisé grâce à la traduction en français moderne proposée en regard, à l’introduction et à des notes nombreuses. Un accès sûr grâce au soin dont font l’objet la présentation du texte et son commentaire. La collection Lettres gothiques offre ainsi un panorama représentatif de l’ensemble de la littérature médiévale.
Le roman du Chevalier de la Charrette, rédigé entre 1177 et 1179 par notre premier grand romancier, draine la légende de Tristan pour opérer la transmutation qui ouvrira bientôt aux grands secrets du Graal.
La tour où Lancelot entre en adoration du Précieux Corps de sa Reine enclôt le mystère à partir duquel le roman médiéval prend désormais un nouveau tour.
C’est aussi la mise en œuvre sublime de ce qu’il faut reconnaître comme la plénitude d’un discours amoureux. Lequel s’autorise d’Aliénor d’Aquitaine et de sa fille, Marie de Champagne, ainsi que des Dames du Midi.
Une « haute parole » empruntée au roman en prose, du xiiie siècle, Lancelot du Lac en résume l’éthique avec des accents dignes de Freud : « Les hommes d’honneur partent en quête de la vérité des merveilles qui les épouvantent. »
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Erec and Enide (Chretien de Troyes Romances S)
Erec and Enide, the first of five surviving Arthurian romantic poems by twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes, narrates a vivid chapter from the legend of King Arthur. 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.
Now an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet has translated Eric and Enide in an original three-stress metric verse form that fully captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Burton Raffel's rendition preserves the subtlety and charm of a poem that is in turn serious, dramatic, bawdy, merry, and satiric.
Erec and Enide tells the story of Erec, a knight at King Arthur's court, whose retirement to domestic bliss with his beautiful new wife Enide takes him away from his chivalric duties. To regain his knightly honor, Erec sets out with Enide on a series of amazing adventures. Eric dispatches thieves and giants with prodigious strength and valor but treats his wife rather harshly for doubting his abilities. 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.
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Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart (Chretien de Troyes Romances S)
In this outstanding new translation of Lancelot, Burton Raffel brings to English language readers the fourth of Chrétien’s five surviving romantic Arthurian poems. This poem was the first to introduce Lancelot as an important figure in the King Arthur legend.
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Yvain The Knight of the Lion
The twelfth-century French poet Chrétien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems.
Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chrétien's major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral ten∨ it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.
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Perceval: The Story of the Grail (Chretien de Troyes Romances S)
One of the most influential storytellers in Western literature, French poet Chrétien de Troyes helped to shape the ever-fascinating legend of King Arthur and the Round Table. Of Chrétien's five surviving romantic Arthurian poems, the last and longest is Perceval, an unfinished work that introduces the story of the Grail―a legend quickly adopted by other medieval writers and taken up by a continuing succession of authors. In Chrétien's romance, Perceval progresses from a naive boyhood in rural seclusion to a position of high respect as a knight at Arthur's court. With the help of two teachers―his mother and Gornemant of Goort―Perceval is ultimately able to reject the worldly adventures chosen by other knights and seek important moral and spiritual answers.
Acclaimed for his sensitive and faithful translations of the poems of Chrétien, Burton Raffel completes the Arthurian series with this rendition of Perceval. Raffel conveys to the modern English language reader all the delights of Chrétien’s inventive storytelling, perceptive characterizations and vividly evoked emotions.
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