Arthurian romances
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Arthurian romances
（Everyman's library）
J.M. Dent , C.E. Tuttle, 1993
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Note
Includes revised introduction and bibliography (p. [xxiii]-xxvii)
Contents of Works
- Erec and Enide
- Cligés
- Lancelot
- Yvain
- Perceval
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Erec and Enide; Cliges; Lancelot; Yvain; Perceval
An idyllically happy marriage in which a husband is so involved that he neglects his duties as a knight; love endangered by a husband who is more interested in athletic chivalry than his wife; timorous young love; and adulterous passion - together these stories offer the most complete expression of French chivalry and of courtly love.
Chretien de Troyes did not invent the Arthurian legend: he gave it sophisticated literary form, establishing it as major branch of European literature. Without chretien we might today scarcely have heard of King Arthur and his brave company.
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