From Plato to Lancelot - A Preface to Chretien De Troyes

Informationen zum Autor K. Sarah-Jane Murray is assistant professor of medieval literature and French in the Honors College at Baylor University. She has published widely on Old French and medieval literature in venues such as the Philological Quarterly, Romance Quarterly, Oeuvres et Critique, Explicator, Cahiers de civilisation médiévale, and Florilegium. Klappentext Considered an important figure in medieval French literature, Chretien de Troyes is credited with inventing the modern novel. This work demonstrates that Chretien learned the importance of translation from the Mediterranean-centered classical tradition. It examines how Irish monastic scholarship influenced the cultural identity of medieval Europe. Zusammenfassung Considered an important figure in medieval French literature! Chretien de Troyes is credited with inventing the modern novel. This work demonstrates that Chretien learned the importance of translation from the Mediterranean-centered classical tradition. It examines how Irish monastic scholarship influenced the cultural identity of medieval Europe.

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• Authors: K Sarah-Jane Murray, K. Murray, K. Sarah Murray, K. Sarah-Jane Murray, Sarah-jane K. Murray
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2008
• EAN: 9780815631606
• ISBN: 978-0-8156-3160-6
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Series: Medieval Studies; Medieval Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies