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Chrétien de Troyes (Modern French: [kʁetjɛ̃ də tʁwa]; Old French: Crestien de Troies [kresˈtjẽn də ˈtrojəs]; fl. c. 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval and the Holy Grail.
Apr 18, 2024 · Chrétien de Troyes (flourished 1165–80) was a French poet who is known as the author of five Arthurian romances: Erec; Cligès; Lancelot, ou Le Chevalier à la charrette; Yvain, ou Le Chevalier au lion; and Perceval, ou Le Conte du Graal.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 8, 2019 · Chretien de Troyes (l. c. 1130-1190 CE) was the greatest romantic poet of his era, regarded today as the Father of Arthurian Romance (along with Geoffrey of Monmouth) and also Father of the Novel owing to his narrative form.
- Joshua J. Mark
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Jun 26, 2012 · A comprehensive overview of the life and works of Chrétien de Troyes, the author of five Arthurian romances in verse. Find general introductions, critical studies, and sources of his stories and themes.
Chrétien de Troyes (né vers 1130 et mort entre 1180 et 1190) est un écrivain, poète, romancier, et trouvère 1 français. Considéré comme le fondateur de la littérature arthurienne en ancien français, il est l'un des premiers auteurs de romans de chevalerie.
- Écrivain, poète
- vers 1130
- entre 1180 et 1190
Chrétien de Troyes compte parmi les écrivains les plus fameux de l’histoire littéraire française du Moyen Âge. Son importance se mesure par le rôle qu'il a pris tant dans le développement du genre romanesque, que dans l'évolution de l'idéologie courtoise et chevaleresque.
Chrétien 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 and Chaucer.
