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"[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately... it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals.... The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style.... [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts." —Speculum
"[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read." —Library Journal
"These are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World." —Washington Post Book World
"This tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come." —Choice
This new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other "knights and ladies" of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances.
Chretien de Troyes, David Staines,The Complete Romances of Chretien de Troyes,Indiana University Press,0253354404,Medieval,Arthurian romances.,Romances;Translations into English.,Arthurian romances,Chrétien,Continental European,FRENCH POETRY,French,LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval,Literary Criticism,Literary studies classical, early medieval,Non-Fiction,POETRY / European / General,Poetry,Romances,Scholarly/Undergraduate,TEXT,Translations into English,United States,12th cent,Chretien,,de Troyes,,Literature Classics
The Complete Romances of Chretien de Troyes Chretien de Troyes David Staines Books Reviews :
"[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately... it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals.... The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style.... [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts." —Speculum
"[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read." —Library Journal
"These are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World." —Washington Post Book World
"This tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come." —Choice
This new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other "knights and ladies" of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances.
Chretien de Troyes, David Staines,The Complete Romances of Chretien de Troyes,Indiana University Press,0253354404,Medieval,Arthurian romances.,Romances;Translations into English.,Arthurian romances,Chrétien,Continental European,FRENCH POETRY,French,LITERARY CRITICISM / Medieval,Literary Criticism,Literary studies classical, early medieval,Non-Fiction,POETRY / European / General,Poetry,Romances,Scholarly/Undergraduate,TEXT,Translations into English,United States,12th cent,Chretien,,de Troyes,,Literature Classics
The Complete Romances of Chretien de Troyes (9780253354402) Chretien de Troyes, David Staines Books
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