Chrétien de Troyes Knihy

V dvojjazyčné knize najdete zjednodušené verze románů od francouzského středověkého básníka a trubadúra Chrétiena de Troyes. První z nich, Lancelot aneb Rytíř s károu, vypráví o lásce nejznámějšího rytíře Artušova dvoru, Lancelota, k manželce samotného krále, Ginevře. Co zvítězí v tomto souboji: oddanost svému králi, či vášeň k překrásné dámě? K tématu lásky se autor obrací i v dalším románu, Yvain aneb Rytíř se Lvem, tentokrát se ale jedná o lásku manželskou. Aby si ji rytíř zasloužil, musí odolat mnoha překážkám a projít skrze velká utrpení. Dvojjazyčná kniha pro mírně pokročilé.

Rytířský veršovaný román francouzského básníka z 12. století (považovaného za zakladatele románu). Příběh o Cligésovi, synovi rytíře z družiny krále Artuše. Román má dvě části. V prvé se vypráví o osudech Cligésova otce před narozením syna. Druhá část, hlavní jádro celého románu, je milostným příběhem Cligése a Fenície, milenců, kteří se po zdolání mnoha protivenství a dramatických dobrodružství šťastně dostanou. Příběh, který se odehrává v Cařihradu, Anglii, Řecku a Německu, zavádí nás do středověké šlechtické společnosti.

The original version of one of the greatest and most potent of medieval legends.

Although he didn't invent the Round Table or the tales of its fellowship, the twelfth-century poet Chrétien de Troyes was the first to recount in verse the adventures of Arthur's knights. He is also chiefly responsible for establishing the importance of the Arthurian legend in European literature and assuring its survival into modern times. This sensitive translation of Chrétien's verse narratives features four romances, including those of Erec and Enide, Cligés, Yvain, and Lancelot. Erec and Enide's tale illustrates how honor can be restored to a troubled relationship through acts of public duty. Cligés' tale involves a forbidden relationship, in which a knight falls in love with his queen—who is also his uncle's wife. The story of Yvain explores the effects of long-term absence on a questing knight's marriage. Lancelot's adventure, the rescue of Guinevere, is Chrétien's enduring contribution to the tradition of Arthurian myth. The version included is a principal source of Mallory's popular Le Morte d'Arthur. Lively and accessible, these four romances form the most complete expression of the ideals of French chivalry by a single author.

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.

This translation of Lancelot brings to English-language readers, the fourth of Chretien's five surviving romantic Arthurian poems. This poem was the first to introduce Lancelot as an important figure in the King Arthur legend.

In this translation of Cliges, the second of five surviving Arthurian poems by 12th-century French poet Chretien de Troyes, Burton Raffel captures the original. In this poem, Chretien creates his most artful plot and paints the most starkly medieval portraits of any of his romances.

Perceval lives cut off from the world, ignorant of everything, even his name. One day in the forest, he meets, five knights wearing their armor and decides to join the court of King Arthur to become a knight in turn. Thus begins the adventures of Perceval who face a hundred enemies, meets love and tries to unravel the mystery of the Grail. Will thisn aive child become a perfect knight?

Published in 1987: Erec and Enide, the first of five surviving Arthurian romantic poems by a twelfth-century French poet, narrates a vivid chapter from the legend of King Arthur. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction, by William W. Kibler. 2. Select Bibliography. 3. Erec and Enide. 4 Textual Notes. 5. Index to Old French Terms. Appendix A: Line-Number Comparisons with Foerster's and Roques' Editions. Appendix B: Lines Added to Guiot's Text. Appendix C: Non-Emendation Changes to Roques' Text.