Lancelot, or, the Knight of the Cart - Softcover

Chretien De Troyes

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820312134 ISBN 13: 9780820312132

Publisher: University of Georgia Press, 1990

Synopsis

A verse translation of the Medieval French poem of courtly love in the world of Arthurian romance. Cline's introduction contains a description of Arthur in history and literature, a discussion of courtly love and an account of continuations of the story of Lancelot and Guinevere

About this title

Review:

Cline's verse gives far more a sense that Chrétien composed poetic narrative. Highly recommended.

--Forum for Modern Language Studies

There must be room for a rhymed verse translation of Lancelot; I doubt if we shall see a better one.

--French Studies

Cline has managed a tour de force . . . her lilting translations are trend-setting in the translation of medieval material.

--Translation Review

It certainly is a tour de force . . . for those who prefer verse, this presentation has much to recommend it.

--Modern Language Review

About the Author:

CHRETIEN DE TROYES (1135?-1191?) was a French poet and trouvere. 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0820312134
• ISBN 13: 9780820312132
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272