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A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes

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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2005

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One of the most important medieval authors studied in historical and literary context.

Chrétien de Troyes is arguably the creator of Arthurian romance, and it is on his work that later writers have based their interpretations. This book offers both crucial information on, and a comprehensive coverage of, all aspectsof the work of Chrétien de Troyes - the literary and historical background, patronage, his influence on other writers, manuscripts and editions of his work and, at the heart of the volume, major essays on his themes, techniques and artistic achievements in each of his compositions; the contributions, all from leading experts in Chrétien and related studies, have been commissioned especially for this volume and are designed to remain accessible to studentswhile also addressing specialists in Arthurian studies and Chrétien de Troyes. They reflect the most current critical and scholarly views on one of the greatest of medieval authors.
CONTRIBUTORS: JOHN W. BALDWIN, JUNE HALL MCCASH, LAURENCE HARF-LANCNER, NORRIS J. LACY, DOUGLAS KELLY, KEITH BUSBY, PETER F. DEMBOWSKI, ROBERTA L. KRUEGER, DONALD MADDOX, SARA STURM-MADDOX, JOAN TASKER GRIMBERT, MATILDA TOMARYN BRUCKNER, TONY HUNT, RUPERT T. PICKENS, ANNIE COMBES, MICHELLE SZKILNIK, EMMANUELE BAUMGARTNER

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Contributor: Douglas Kelly DOUGLAS KELLY is Emeritus Professor of French and Medieval Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. --- Contributor: Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner MATILDA TOMARYN BRUCKNER, Professor Emerita of French (Boston College), has published numerous books and articles on 12th and 13th century romance and lyric in Old French and Occitan. Her research and publications also include animal studies, narrative in verse and prose and, most recently, a turn to Jewish-Christian relations and the Bible. --- Contributor: Roberta L Krueger Dr Alex Davis is Lecturer in English at the University of St Andrews.

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    Frontmatter

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    Contents

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    The Contributors

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    Introduction by Norris J. Lacy and Joan Tasker Grimbert

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  • PART I BACKGROUND
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    1. Chrétien in History

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    John W. Baldwin
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    2 Chrétien’s Patrons

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    June Hall McCash
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    3 Chrétien’s Literary Background

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    Laurence Harf-Lancner
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    4 The Arthurian Legend Before Chrétien de Troyes

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    Norris J Lacy
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    5 Narrative Poetics: Rhetoric, Orality and Performance

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    Douglas Kelly
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    6 The Manuscripts of Chrétien’s Romances

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    Keith Busby
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    7 Editing Chrétien

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    Peter F. Dembowski
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    PART II TEXTS

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    8. Philomena: Brutal Transitions and Courtly Transformations in Chrétien’s Old French Translation

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    Roberta L. Krueger
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    9 Erec et Enide: The First Arthurian Romance

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    Donald Maddox and Sara Sturm-Maddox
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    10 Cligés and the Chansons: A Slave to Love

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    Joan Tasker Grimbert
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    11 Le Chevalier de la Charrette: That Obscure Object of Desire, Lancelot

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    Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner
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    12 Le Chevalier au Lion: Yvain Lionheart

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    Tony Hunt
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    13 Le Conte du Graal: Chrétien’s Unfinished Last Romance

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    Rupert T. Pinckers
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  • PART III MEDIEVAL RECEPTION AND INFLUENCE
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    14. The Continuations of the Conte du Graal

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    Annie Combes
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    15 Medieval Translations and Adaptations of Chrétien’s Works

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    Michelle Szkilnik
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    16 Chrétien’s Medieval Influence: From the Grail Quest to the Joy of the Court

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    Emmanuéle Baumgartner
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    Select Bibliography

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    Index

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Keywords for this book
Chrétien de Troyes; Arthurian romance; literary and historical background; patronage; influence; manuscripts; major essays; themes; techniques; artistic achievements; compositions; John W. Baldwin; June Hall McCash; Laurence Harf-Lancner; Norris J. Lacy; Douglas Kelly; Keith Busby; Peter F. Dembowski; Roberta L. Krueger; Donald Maddox; Sara Sturm-Maddox; Joan Tasker Grimbert; Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner; Tony Hunt; Rupert T. Pickens; Annie Combes; Michelle Szkilnik; Emmanuele Baumgartner; Medieval literature; Poetry; Knights; Romance; Cultural context; Literary analysis
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