| The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes Contributor(s): Staines, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253207878 ISBN-13: 9780253207876 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $22.77 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1991 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General - Literary Criticism | Medieval - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 841.1 |
| LCCN: 90004060 |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (1.80 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: [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 Journal These 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 World This tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come. --Choice This 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. |