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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818014203321

Autore

Chretien, de Troyes, <12th cent.>

Titolo

Lancelot, or, The knight of the cart / / Chretien de Troyes ; translated by Ruth Harwood Cline

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : University of Georgia Press, c1990

ISBN

1-283-11045-8

9786613110459

0-8203-4053-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxxiv, 231 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

ClineRuth Harwood

Disciplina

841/.1

Soggetti

Lancelot (Legendary character)

Knights and knighthood

Arthurian romances

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: Chevalier de la charrette.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-231).

Nota di contenuto

Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- LANCELOT -- OR, THE KNIGHT OF THE CART -- Prologue -- The Abduction of Guinevere -- The Cart -- The Flaming Lance -- The Guardian of the Ford -- The Amorous Hostess -- The Gilded Comb -- The Games -- The Tombs -- The Stony Passageway -- The Riot -- The Proud Knight -- The Sword Bridge -- The Duel for the Queen -- The Queen's Rejection -- The Queen's Repentance -- The Tryst -- Legal Combat -- Lancelot's Betrayal -- The Tournament -- Lancelot's Imprisonment -- The Last Battle -- Notes -- Bibliography.

Sommario/riassunto

A verse translation of the Medieval French poem of courtly love in the world of Arthurian romance. Cline's introduction contains a description of Arthur in history and literature, a discussion of courtly love and an account of continuations of the story of Lancelot and Guinevere.