Chrétien de Troyes or Chrestien de Troyes , fl. 1170, French poet, author of the first great literary treatments of the Arthurian legend . His narrative romances, composed c.1170-c.1185 in octosyllabic rhymed couplets, include Érec et Énide; Cligès; Lancelot, le chevalier de la charette; Yvain, le chevalier au lion; and Perceval, le conte del Graal, unfinished (see Parsifal ). Chrétien drew on popular legend and history, and imbued his romances with the ideals of chivalry current at the 12th-century court of Marie de Champagne, to which he was attached. His other surviving works include imitations of Ovid and Guillaume d'Angleterre, a non-Arthurian narrative.
[The Columbia Encyclopedia. - 6th ed. - 2008]
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Romances, Arthurian romances, Knights and knighthood, Lancelot (Legendary character), Poetry, Romans, nouvelles, Translations into English, Ywain (Legendary character), 841/.1, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Grail, Legends, Perceval (Personnage légendaire), Chevalier au lyon (Chrétien, de Troyes), Cycle d'Arthur, Graal, History and criticism, Ywain, 18.25 French literature, Chevalerie, Chevaliers, Criticism and interpretation, Erec, Erec (Legendary character), Lancelot (Personnage légendaire)People
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- Wikidata: Q4302
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