Editore: Dover Publications, Incorporated, 2006
ISBN 10: 0486451011 ISBN 13: 9780486451015
Da: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. New. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Editore: Mineola NY. 2006. Dover Publications, 2006
ISBN 10: 0486451011 ISBN 13: 9780486451015
Da: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
full color illustrated trade paperback soft cover 8vo. very good cond.binding square & tight. spine uncreased. covers clean. edges clean. a little rubbing at spine bottom, front cover has crease at bottom corner. contents free of markings. "Unabridged republication of the work originally published by E. P. Dutton in 1913." nice clean used copy. good binding. clean text. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~. vii+312p. medieval literature. mythology. folklore. fairy tales. knights of the round table. ~ Although he didn't invent the Round Table or the tales of its fellowship, the twelfth~century poet Chrétien de Troyes was the first to recount in verse the adventures of Arthur's knights. He is also chiefly responsible for establishing the importance of the Arthurian legend in European literature and assuring its survival into modern times. This sensitive translation of Chrétien's verse narratives features four romances, including those of Erec and Enide, Cligés, Yvain, and Lancelot. Erec and Enide's tale illustrates how honor can be restored to a troubled relationship through acts of public duty. Cligés' tale involves a forbidden relationship, in which a knight falls in love with his queenwho is also his uncle's wife. The story of Yvain explores the effects of long~term absence on a questing knight's marriage. Lancelot's adventure, the rescue of Guinevere, is Chrétien's enduring contribution to the tradition of Arthurian myth. The version included is a principal source of Mallory's popular Le Morte d'Arthur. Lively and accessible, these four romances form the most complete expression of the ideals of French chivalry by a single author.