Chrétien de Troyes active 12th century

Lancelot the knight of the cart by Chrétien ( )
23 editions published between 1984 and 1997 in English and held by 2,179 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The romantic poems of twelfth-century French poet Chretien de Troyes were of immense influence across Europe - widely imitated, translated, and adapted. Giving rise to a tradition of story-telling that continues to this day, the poems established the shape of the nascent Arthurian legend. In this outstanding new translation of Lancelot, Burton Raffel brings to English-language readers the fourth of Chretien's five surviving romantic Arthurian poems

Four Arthurian romances by Chrétien ( )
7 editions published between 2008 and 2011 in English and held by 1,969 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Chrétien de Troyes' Four Arthurian Romances continued and expanded on existing Arthurian legends, but began the Arthurian Romance genre, so popular in Medieval literature. His tales often diverge from Arthur himself, focussing instead on the characters of his court. Chretien introduced Sir Lancelot and also the Holy Grail to the Arthurian legends. He is considered the first major French novelist

Perceval the story of the grail by Chrétien ( Book )
15 editions published between 1983 and 1999 in English and German and held by 1,890 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This is the story of the Grail. Perceval progresses from a naive boyhood in rural seclusion to a position of high respect as a knight at King Arthur's court

Cligès by Chrétien ( Book )
114 editions published between 1884 and 2006 in 6 languages and held by 1,570 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Les deux héros, Alexandre et son fils Cligès, sont grecs et vivent à Constantinople. Ils évoluent entre leur patrie, et la Bretagne du roi Arthur. Les meneurs de jeu ne sont pas les amants Cligès et Fénice, mais leurs serviteurs, Thessala la magicienne et Jean l'architecte, deux maîtres dans l'art de l'artifice et de l'illusion

Arthurian romances by Chrétien ( Book )
72 editions published between 1908 and 2013 in 3 languages and held by 1,363 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Offers modern translations of the medieval French poems about the Knights of the Round Table, including "Erec and Enide," "Lancelot," and "Perceval," and briefly discusses Chretien's life and writing style

Le Chevalier de la charrette, Lancelot by Chrétien ( Book )
160 editions published between 1958 and 2011 in 5 languages and held by 1,251 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman d'un chevalier énigmatique, surgissant d'une forêt profonde, en quête d'une reine enlevée par un être de l'autre monde, d'un auteur qui délègue à un autre clerc le soin d'achever son récit : ce titre rattaché à l'univers arthurien annonce le bouleversement des valeurs établies au nom de l'amour

Cligés: a romance by Chrétien ( Book )
16 editions published between 1912 and 2000 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,212 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Erec and Enide by Chrétien ( Book )
10 editions published between 1992 and 2000 in English and held by 1,187 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this new verse translation of one of the great works of French literature, Dorothy Gilbert captures the vivacity, wit, and grace of the first known Arthurian romance. Erec and Enide is the story of the quest and coming of age of a young knight, an illustrious member of Arthur's court, who must learn to balance the demands of a masculine public life--tests of courage, skill, adaptability, and mature judgment--with the equally urgent demands of the private world of love and marriage. We see his wife, Enide, develop as an exemplar of chivalry in the female, not as an Amazon, but as a brave, reso

Érec et Énide; roman traduit de l'ancien français d'après l'édition de Mario Roques par René Louis by Chrétien ( Book )
145 editions published between 1952 and 2010 in 7 languages and held by 1,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Premier roman du cycle arthurien connu à ce jour, ce titre présente également l'intérêt d'aborder la question contemporaine de la survie de l'amour dans le mariage. Suivi d'une interview imaginaire de Chrétien de Troyes, expliquant le monde dans lequel il a vécu et a puisé son inspiration

Yvain, the Knight of the Lion by Chrétien ( Book )
8 editions published between 1916 and 1987 in English and held by 1,058 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A twelfth-century poem by the creator of the Arthurian romance describes the courageous exploits and triumphs of a brave lord who tries to win back his deserted wife's love