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Informationen zum Autor Chretien de Troyes wrote in French in the second half of the twelfth century. Very little is known about his life. William W. Kibler teaches at the University of Texas at AUsin. He as served as president of the North American Branch of the Societe Rencesvals and has published many articles on medieval French literature. Carleton W. Carroll is Professor of French at Oregon State University. Previous publications include editions and translations of Chretien's Eric et Enide and Le Chevalier au Lion. Klappentext Fantastic adventures abound in these courtly romances: Erec and Enide, Cligés, The Knight of the Cart, The Knight with the Lion, and The Story of the Grail. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung The "Arthurian Romances" contains prose translations of all five of Chretien's "verse romans" - "Erec and Enide", "Cliges", "Lancelot", "Yvain", "Perceval". Inhaltsverzeichnis Translated with Introduction and Notes by William W. Kibler; Erec and Enide translated by Carleton W. Carroll Introduction A Note on the Translations Select Bibliography Erec and Enide Cligés The Knight of the Cart (Lancelot) The Knight with the Lion (Yvain) The Story of the Grail (Perceval) Appendix: The Story of the Grail Continuations Glossary of Medieval Terms Notes
