ISBN: 9780253207876

[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately . . . it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals. . . . The text i… Altro …

[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately . . . it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals. . . . The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style. . . . [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts. —Speculum[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read. —Library JournalThese are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World. —Washington Post Book WorldThis tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come. —ChoiceThis new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other knights and ladies of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Classics>Myth & Folk>Folklore, Indiana University Press Core >1 >T<

ISBN: 9780253207876

[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately . . . it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals. . . . The text i… Altro …

[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately . . . it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals. . . . The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style. . . . [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts. —Speculum[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read. —Library JournalThese are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World. —Washington Post Book WorldThis tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come. —ChoiceThis new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other knights and ladies of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Classics>Myth & Folk>Folklore, Indiana University Press Core >1 >T<

ISBN: 9780253207876

[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately... it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals.... The text is prov… Altro …

[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately... it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals.... The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style.... [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts. -Speculum[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read. -Library JournalThese are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World. -Washington Post Book WorldThis tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come. -ChoiceThis new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other knights and ladies of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Classics>Myth & Folk>Folklore, Indiana University Press Core >1 >T<

ISBN: 9780253207876

Find The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes by David Staines in Paperback and other formats in Poetry > European - General. Poetry 9780253207876, Indiana University Press

ISBN: 9780253207876

Indiana University Press, 1991-01-22. Paperback. New., Indiana University Press, 1991-01-22, 6