Chretien de Troyes and the Dawn of Arthurian RomanceMcFarland, 10 janv. 2014 - 255 pages During the late 12th century, the Arthurian legends first took their form in the imagination of French-speaking romancers. Foremost among these poets was the great Chretien de Troyes, credited with incorporating into the Arthurian tradition the quest for the Holy Grail and the adulterous affair between Lancelot and Guinevere. This critical text explores the French roots of the legends and the source material of the individual characters, with special attention to the creative role played by de Troyes, whose contribution to the saga continues to shape and inform the modern imagination. |
Table des matières
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Part I Literary Themes | 9 |
Part II Historical Themes | 85 |
Part III Religious Themes | 153 |
Conclusion | 211 |
Timeline of the High Middle Ages 10001300 | 217 |
Chapter Notes | 219 |
Bibliography | 237 |
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12th century Arabic Arthur’s court Arthurian legends Arthurian romance Bernard Breton Brittany C.S. Lewis Camelot Celtic Champagne Chapter chivalry Chré Chrétien de Troyes Chrétien’s romances Christian church Cligès Cligès Cline courtly love Crusade cultural Duggan Eleanor of Aquitaine England Enide Cline Erec and Enide Europe European example famous France Gawain Geoffrey of Monmouth Geoffrey’s Gibbon Guillaume Guinevere Henry the Liberal Henry’s hero hero’s Holmes & Klenke Holy Grail influence Islamic King Arthur King Arthur legends knighthood knights Lancelot Lancelot Cline later Latin lines literary literature Loomis Louis VII Malory Malory’s Marie medieval Merlin modern Muslim nobility Norman oflove original Owen pagan patron Perceval Cline Perceval’s perhaps Philip poem poet poet’s poetic political popular probably readers religious Roger Sherman Loomis Roundtable Ruth Harwood Cline Saint scholars Shakespeare Spain Staines story symbol tale theme tien’s Tristan troubadours Tyerman Urban Holmes Wace Welsh western writers Yvain Cline