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Four Arthurian Romances

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Section 01
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Section 02
30:10
Section 03
32:42
Section 04
30:17
Section 05
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Section 06
27:47
Section 07
30:42
Section 08
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Section 09
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Chrétien de Troyes wrote at the court of Champagne in the late twelfth century, and these four tales, Erec, Cligès, Yvain and Lancelot, did much to invent the Arthurian romance as later writers understood it. Knights ride out from Arthur's court to prove themselves in combat, wrestle with the pull between love and honor, and rescue ladies from captivity, all under a code of chivalry that Chrétien examined as closely as he celebrated. Lancelot introduces the adulterous love of the queen; Yvain follows a knight who loses his wife through neglect and must earn her back. Rendered here in readable English prose from the Old French verse, the collection stands as a cornerstone of medieval literature. Free PDF and EPUB edition.

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Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes was a twelfth-century French poet, the most celebrated author of medieval romance. His Arthurian tales introduced Lancelot and the Grail quest and set the pattern for centuries of chivalric literature.

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