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"Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion" de Chretien de Troyes. Poete francais, considere comme un des premiers auteurs de romans de chevalerie (1135-1183)."

A translation into English by A. S. Kline Published with illustrations by Henry Justice Ford Chr?tien de Troyes' Arthurian Romances, written in the late 12th-century, provide a vital link between the Classical Roman poets, Ovid in particular, and the later medieval world of Dante... Read Full Overview

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

This verse translation of Yvain; or, The Knight with the Lion brings to life a fast-paced yet remarkably subtle work often considered to be the masterpiece of the twelfth-century French writer Chr?tien de Troyes. The creator of the Arthurian romance as a genre, Chr?tien is revealed... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections
such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact,
or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe... Read Full Overview