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'''Chrétian de Troyes''' was a [[12th Century]] [[France|French]] [[poet]] celebrated for his [[Arthurian romances]]. He spent a lot of time in the [[court]] of Marie de Champagne (daughter of [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] and of Louis VII of [[France]]), her [[patron|patronage]] possibly influencing him to write based on the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] tales. Works known to be written by him include: |
'''Chrétian de Troyes''' was a [[12th Century]] [[France|French]] [[poet]] celebrated for his [[Arthurian romances]]. He spent a lot of time in the [[court]] of Marie de Champagne (daughter of [[Eleanor of Aquitaine]] and of Louis VII of [[France]]), her [[patron|patronage]] possibly influencing him to write based on the [[Anglo-Saxon]] [[King Arthur|Arthurian]] tales. Works known to be written by him include: |
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* Erec and Enide (c. 1170), |
* [[Erec and Enide]] (c. 1170), |
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* Cliges (c. 1176) |
* [[Cliges]] (c. 1176) |
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* Yvain, (1177 to 1181) |
* Yvain, aka [[The Knight of the Cart]] (1177 to 1181) |
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* [[Lancelot]] (1177 to 1181) |
* [[Lancelot]] (1177 to 1181) |
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* [[le Roman de Perceval]] unfinished at his death in c1180 |
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See also: |
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Revision as of 20:22, 1 August 2005
Chrétian de Troyes was a 12th Century French poet celebrated for his Arthurian romances. He spent a lot of time in the court of Marie de Champagne (daughter of Eleanor of Aquitaine and of Louis VII of France), her patronage possibly influencing him to write based on the Anglo-Saxon Arthurian tales. Works known to be written by him include:
- Erec and Enide (c. 1170),
- Cliges (c. 1176)
- Yvain, aka The Knight of the Cart (1177 to 1181)
- Lancelot (1177 to 1181)
- le Roman de Perceval unfinished at his death in c1180
See also:
- [[Wikipedia:Chr%E9tien_de_Troyes]]
