The complete romances of Chrétien de Troyes

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The complete romances of Chrétien de Troyes

translated with an introduction by David Staines

(Midland books, mb 787)

Indiana University Press, 1993

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Bibliography: p. 515-535

Includes index

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"[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately . . . it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chretien's originals. . . . The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style. . . . [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts." -Speculum "[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read." -Library Journal "These are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World." -Washington Post Book World "This tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come." -Choice This new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other "knights and ladies" of Chretien de Troyes' famous romances.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Erec and Enide Cliges The Knight of the Cart The Knight With the Lion The Story of the Grail Appendix: William of England Variant Readings of the Manuscript A Bibliography of Texts and Critical Studies An Index of Proper Names

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