Erec and Enide

by Chretien de Troyes

Overview

Published in 1987: Erec and Enide, the first of five surviving Arthurian romantic poems by a twelfth-century French poet, narrates a vivid chapter from the legend of King Arthur.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367199425
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/30/2021
Series:	Routledge Revivals
Pages:	410
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

CHR TIEN DE TROYES (1135?-1191?) was a French poet and trouv re. He is widely regarded as the creator of the literary genre known as the Arthurian romance, and the originator of the heroic medieval character Lancelot.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction, by William W. Kibler. 2. Select Bibliography. 3. Erec and Enide. 4 Textual Notes. 5. Index to Old French Terms. Appendix A: Line-Number Comparisons with Foerster's and Roques' Editions. Appendix B: Lines Added to Guiot's Text. Appendix C: Non-Emendation Changes to Roques' Text.

Editorial Reviews

Anglophone students and general readers can trust that Cline's translations, surely a sustained labor of love, are faithful to the poignant characters and suspenseful situations that make Chrétien's earliest romances well worth reading.

Speculum

The English speaking world is indebted to Chrétien for shaping this marvelous legend and to Cline for an accurate translation.

South Atlantic Review

Her work constitutes the finest poetic translations now available of Chrétien's romances.

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