The twelfth-century French poet Chretien 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 Chretien's major poem, Yvain, in verse that fully and satisfyingly captures...

Erec and Enide, the first of five surviving Arthurian romantic poems by twelfth-century French poet Chretien de Troyes, narrates a vivid chapter from the legend of King Arthur. Chretien's romances became the source for Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England and on the Continent. Yet his swift-moving style is difficult to capture in translation, and today's English-speaking audiences remain largely unfamiliar with the pleasures of reading his poems.

Now an experienced translator of medieval verse who is himself a poet has translated Eric and Enide...

In this outstanding new translation of Lancelot, Burton Raffel 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.

"Erec et Enide" par Chretien de Troyes. Chretien de Troyes etait un poete francais, considere comme un des premiers auteurs de romans de chevalerie (1135-1183)."

"Perceval ou le conte du Graal" par Chretien de Troyes. Chretien de Troyes etait un poete francais, considere comme un des premiers auteurs de romans de chevalerie (1135-1183)."

"Yvain ou le Chevalier au Lion" de Chretien de Troyes. Poete francais, considere comme un des premiers auteurs de romans de chevalerie (1135-1183)."