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Chrétien de Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes or Chrestien de Troyes , fl. 1170, French poet, author of the first great literary treatments of the Arthurian legend . His narrative romances, composed c.1170–c.1185 in octosyllabic rhymed couplets, include Érec et Énide; Cligès; Lancelot, le chevalier de la charette; Yvain, le chevalier au lion; and Perceval, le conte del Graal, unfinished (see Parsifal ). Chrétien drew on popular legend and history, and imbued his romances with the ideals of chivalry current at the 12th-century court of Marie de Champagne, to which he was attached. His other surviving works include imitations of Ovid and Guillaume d'Angleterre, a non-Arthurian narrative. Translations of the Arthurian romances are included in W. W. Comfort's edition (1913) and in R. S. and L. H. Loomis, Medieval Romances (1957).
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"Chrétien de Troyes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Chrétien de Troyes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Chretien.html "Chrétien de Troyes." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Chretien.html |
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Chrétien de Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes (fl. 1170–90), regarded as the greatest of the writers of courtly romances (see courtly love), which he wrote in French. Four complete romances survive, all written in octosyllabic rhyming couplets: Erec and Enide (c.1170); Cligés (c.1176); Yvain (c.1177–81); and Lancelot, or Le Chevalier de la Charrette (c.1177–81): the last 1,000 lines of the latter were written by Godefroy de Lagny. He left incomplete the lengthy Perceval, or Le Conte de Graal (1181–90). He lived and worked for some time at the court of Marie de Champagne, but little else of his life is known. His influence on all subsequent Arthurian literature, including English, is general rather than particular, but the English romance Iwain and Gawain is a loose translation of his Yvain.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Chrétien de Troyes." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Chrétien de Troyes." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-ChrtiendeTroyes.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Chrétien de Troyes." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-ChrtiendeTroyes.html |
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Chrétien de Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes (fl. 1160–82). Earliest known writer of Arthurian romance, Erec et Enide (c.1170), Lancelot (c.1178), Perceval (c.1182), etc. Probably a native of Champagne, he almost certainly inherited most of his characters and incidents from the oral Celtic Arthurian tradition, but his portrayal of them, especially in matters of love and courtly behaviour, was original to him.
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JAMES MacKILLOP. "Chrétien de Troyes." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JAMES MacKILLOP. "Chrétien de Troyes." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-ChrtiendeTroyes.html JAMES MacKILLOP. "Chrétien de Troyes." A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology. 2004. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O70-ChrtiendeTroyes.html |
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Troyes, Chrétien de
Troyes, Chrétien de (active late 12th century) French poet. He was the author of the earliest extant Arthurian romances. Troyes' work includes translations of Ovid and the romances Erec (after 1155), Cligès (c.1176) and the unfinished Perceval (Le Conte du Graal), which contains the earliest known reference to the legend of the Holy Grail. See also Arthur
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"Troyes, Chrétien de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Troyes, Chrétien de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-TroyesChrtiende.html "Troyes, Chrétien de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-TroyesChrtiende.html |
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"Chrétien de Troyes." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Chrétien de Troyes." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ChrtiendeTroyes.html "Chrétien de Troyes." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-ChrtiendeTroyes.html |
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