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Yvain: The Knight of the Lion
Contributor(s): Chrétien de Troyes (Author), Raffel, Burton (Translator)
ISBN: 0300038380     ISBN-13: 9780300038385
Publisher: Yale University Press
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Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 1987
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Annotation: The twelfth century French poet Chretien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. Now, for the first time, and experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chretien's major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original.
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BISAC Categories:
- Poetry | European - General
Dewey: 841.1
LCCN: 86-23346
Series: Chretien de Troyes Romances S
Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.45" W x 8.16" (0.69 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
- Cultural Region - French
- Cultural Region - Western Europe
 
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Publisher Description:
The twelfth-century French poet Chr tien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. His courtly romances fathered the Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England as well as on the continent. Yet because of the difficulty of capturing his swift-moving style in translation, English-speaking audiences are largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems.
Now, for the first time, an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet provides a translation of Chr tien's major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original. Yvain is a courtly romance with a moral tenor; it is ironic and sometimes bawdy; the poetry is crisp and vivid. In addition, the psychological and the socio-historical perceptions of the poem are of profound literary and historical importance, for it evokes the emotions and the values of a flourishing, vibrant medieval past.