| Lancelot; Or, the Knight of the Cart Revised Edition Contributor(s): de Troyes, Chrétien (Author), Cline, Ruth Harwood (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0820312134 ISBN-13: 9780820312132 Publisher: University of Georgia Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1990 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Poetry | European - General |
| Dewey: 841.1 |
| LCCN: 89-20283 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6.03" W x 9.02" (1.00 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this verse translation of Chr tien de Troyes's Lancelot, Ruth Harwood Cline revives the original story of the immortal love affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a tale that has spawned interpretations ranging from Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur to Lerner and Lowe's Camelot. By remaining faithful to Chr tien's highly structured form, Cline preserves the pace, the pungency of proverbial expressions, and the work's poetical devices and word play in translating this archetypal tale of courtly love from Old French into modern English. Cline's introduction--containing a description of Arthur in history and literature, a discussion of courtly love, and an account of the continuations of the story of Lancelot and Guinevere--makes Lancelot an ideal classroom text. |