Cliges

by Chretien De Troyes

Overview

Chrétien de Troyes was a 12th century French poet known for his poems about King Arthur. Troyes also created the character Lancelot.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781499392548
Publisher:	CreateSpace Publishing
Publication date:	05/20/2014
Pages:	62
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.13(d)

Table of Contents

	Acknowledments	vii
	Introduction	ix
	Cliges
	Prologue	1
	King Arthur's Court	2
	Love Laments	13
	England and Knighthood	31
	The Siege of Windsor	36
	Alexander's Wedding	65
	The Birth of Cliges	69
	Alexander's Settlement	71
	A German Marriage	77
	The Cologne Tournament	83
	Thessala's Sorcery	87
	Alis's Wedding	94
	Fenice's Abduction and Return	99
	Cliges Departs for Britain	123
	The Wallingford Tournament	133
	Cliges Returns to Greece	147
	Avowal and Plans	150
	The Empress's Illness	164
	The Tower	179
	Notes	197
	Bibliography	209

Editorial Reviews

Her work constitutes the finest poetic translations now available of Chrétien's romances.

Arthuriana

Rhyming vocabulary that sustains the narrative flow and ambience of the Arthurian universe . . . An extraordinary work that represents laudable achievement.

South Atlantic Review