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Chrétien de Troyes

Born

Troyes, France

Genre

Poetry, Romance

Influences

Celtic myth

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Chrétien de Troyes, commonly regarded as the father of Arthurian romance and a key figure in Western literature, composed in French in the latter part of the twelfth century. Virtually nothing is known of his life. Possibly a native of Troyes, he enjoyed patronage there from the Countess Marie of Champagne before dedicating his last romance to Count Philip of Flanders, perhaps about 1182. His poetry is marked by a learning and a taste for dialectic acquired in Latin schools; but at the same time it reveals a warm human sympathy which breathes life into characters and situations. Whilst much of his matter is inherited from the world of Celtic myth and the events notionally unfold in the timeless reign of King Arthur, the society and customs ...more

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Average rating: 3.75 · 21,137 ratings · 1,127 reviews · 291 distinct works • Similar authors

	Arthurian Romances by Chrétien de Troyes, William W. Kibler (Translator), Carleton W. Carroll (Translator) 3.96 avg rating — 8,441 ratings — published 1181 — 112 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yvain, or, The Knight with the Lion by Chrétien de Troyes, Ruth Harwood Cline (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 3,896 ratings — published 1176 — 229 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes, Burton Raffel (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 3,472 ratings — published 1176 — 198 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perceval, or, The Story of the Grail by Chrétien de Troyes, Ruth Harwood Cline (Translator) 3.58 avg rating — 3,074 ratings — published 1180 — 192 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Erec and Enide by Chrétien de Troyes, Ruth Harwood Cline (Translator) 3.60 avg rating — 1,409 ratings — published 1160 — 120 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romans de la Table Ronde 3.76 avg rating — 421 ratings — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cligès by Chrétien de Troyes, Burton Raffel (Translator) 3.56 avg rating — 377 ratings — published 1176 — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Romans: Erec et Enide ; Le Chevalier de la Charrette ou Le Roman de Lancelot ; Le Chevalier au Lion ou Le Roman d'Yvain ; Le Conte du Graal ou le Roman de Perceval suivis des Chansons avec Philomena en appendice Chrétien de Troyes 4.03 avg rating — 36 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chrétien de Troyes: Œuvres complètes 4.35 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les chevaliers de la table ronde by Chrétien de Troyes, Maurice Toesca (Préface) 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1177	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Chrétien de Troyes

Romances Arthuriennes (5 books)
by

Chrétien de Troyes,

Ruth Harwood Cline (Translator)

3.73 avg rating — 20,666 ratings

Les Manuscrits de Chrétien Troyes (2 books)
by

Chrétien de Troyes,

Lori J. Walters (Editor),

Keith Busby (Editor),

Alison Stones (Editor),

Terry Nixon (Editor)

4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings

Quotes by Chrétien de Troyes (?)

“Through their kisses and caresses they experienced a joy and wonder the equal of which has never been known or heard of. But I shall be silent...; for the rarest and most delectable pleasures are those which are hinted at, but never told.”
― Chrétien de Troyes

tags: passion, romance

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“...the most delightful and choicest pleasure is that which is hinted at, but never told.”
― Chrétien de Troyes, Lancelot: The Knight of the Cart

tags: arthurian-romances, chrétien-de-troyes, lancelot

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“When it hurts and destroys its follower, Love is worse than Hatred.”
― Chrétien de Troyes, Arthurian Romances

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