Arthurian Romances - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Arthurian Romances write by Chrétien (de Troyes). This book was released on 1928. Arthurian Romances available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Yvain; Or, the Knight with the Lion
Yvain; Or, the Knight with the Lion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Yvain; Or, the Knight with the Lion write by Chrétien de Troyes. This book was released on 2011-03-15. Yvain; Or, the Knight with the Lion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. 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 Chrétien de Troyes. The creator of the Arthurian romance as a genre, Chrétien is revealed in this work as a witty, versatile writer who mastered both the soaring flight of emotion and the devastating aside and was as skillful a debater of the finer points of love as he was a describer of battles.
The Knight with the Lion
The Knight with the Lion - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Knight with the Lion write by John Howe. This book was released on 1996. The Knight with the Lion available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A retelling of the knightly adventures of Yvain and his faithful lion, culminating in his reconciliation with the proud lady Ludine.
The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes
The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes write by David Staines. This book was released on 1991-01-22. The Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "[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.
Yvain
Yvain - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Yvain write by Chretien de Troyes. This book was released on 1987-09-10. Yvain available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A twelfth-century poem by the creator of the Arthurian romance describes the courageous exploits and triumphs of a brave lord who tries to win back his deserted wife's love
