One of the most important medieval authors studied in historical and literary context.
The Contributors
vii
Introduction
xi
Norris J. Lacy
Joan Tasker Grimbert
PART I: BACKGROUND
Chretien in History
3
(12)
John W. Baldwin
Chretien's Patrons
15
(11)
June Hall McCash
Chretien's Literary Background
26
(17)
Laurence Harf-Lancner
The Arthurian Legend Before Chretien
43
(9)
Norris J. Lacy
Narrative Poetics: Rhetoric, Orality and Performance
52
(12)
Douglas Kelly
The Manuscripts of Chretien's Romances
64
(12)
Keith Busby
Editing Chretien
76
(11)
Peter F. Dembowski
PART II: TEXTS
Philomena: Brutal Transitions and Courtly Transformations in Chretien's Old French Translation
87
(16)
Roberta L. Krueger
Erec et Enide: The First Arthurian Romance
103
(17)
Donald Maddox
Sara Sturm-Maddox
Cliges and the Chansons: A Slave to Love
120
(17)
Joan Tasker Grimbert
Le Chevalier de la Charrette: That Obscure Object of Desire, Lancelot
137
(19)
Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner
Le Chevalier au Lion: Yvain Lionheart
156
(13)
Tony Hunt
Le Conte du Graal: Chretien's Unfinished Last Romance
169
(22)
Rupert T. Pickens
PART III: MEDIEVAL RECEPTION AND INFLUENCE
The Continuations of the Conte du Graal
191
(11)
Annie Combes
Medieval Translations and Adaptations of Chretien's Works
202
(12)
Michelle Szkilnik
Chretien's Medieval Influence: From the Grail Quest to the Joy of the Court
214
(15)
Emmanuele Baumgartner
Select Bibliography
229
(6)
Index
235
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