Yvain : The Knight of the Lion
, by Chrétien de Troyes; Translated by Burton Raffel; Afterword by Joseph J. DugganNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780300038385 | 0300038380
- Cover: Trade Paper
- Copyright: 9/10/1987
The twelfth century French poet Chretien de Troyes is a major figure in European literature. Now, for the first time, and 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 the movement, the sense, and the spirit of the Old French original.