The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes

The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes

by David Staines (Author), David Staines (Author)

Synopsis

[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.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 576
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 30 Jun 1993

ISBN 10: 0253207878
ISBN 13: 9780253207876
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Media Reviews
Chretien is where the literary tradition of the Arthurian romance can be seen to begin. . . . His poems are the earliest we have that portray knights errant questing through dangerous forests to challenge unknown opponents and to learn the meaning of love. . . . Staines [also] provides the first, and only, English translation of Guillaume d'Angeleterre [and] it is very good to have it available. * Times Literary Supplement *
Author Bio

David Staines is Professor of English at the University of Ottawa, widely published scholar, and general editor of the New Canadian Library.