Chretien de Troyes: A Study of the Arthurian Romances - Brossura

Topsfield, L. T.

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ISBN 10: 0521155290 ISBN 13: 9780521155298

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Riassunto

Originally published in 1981, this book provides an interpretation of the five Arthurian romances of Chrétien de Troyes. It attempts to show the ways in which this most enigmatic and influential of medieval romance-writers reveals his ideas about man, society and God. The evolution of these ideas is studied in texts ranging from Chrétien's earliest known romance, Erec and Enide, through Cliges, Lancelot and Yvain, to the unfinished Perceval or Le Conte du Graal. Dr Topsfield demonstrates the importance of Chrétien de Troyes for the development of the genre of medieval romance, and the establishment of Arthurian material within the Western literary tradition. In this respect, the book will be of interest to all those involved in European medieval studies.

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This 1981 book provides an interpretation of the five Arthurian romances of Chrétien de Troyes. It explores how this most enigmatic and influential of medieval romance-writers reveals his ideas about man, society and God. The texts range from Erec and Enide, through Cliges to Perceval or Le Conte du Graal.

Contenuti:

Acknowledgements; 1. The inheritance; Part I. Earlier Romances: 2. Erec et Enide and the Joy of the Court; 2. Cliges; Part II. Later Romances: 4. Lancelot and the quest for Fin Amors; 5. Yvain; 6. Perceval or Le Conte du Graal; 7. The legacy; Appendices; List of abbreviations; Notes; Bibliography; Indices.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521155290
• ISBN 13: 9780521155298
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 376