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A fine collection...an excellent introduction to Chr©♭tien's world and work. Highly recommended. CHOICE Chr©♭tien 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 Chr©♭tien 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 the themes, techniques and artistic achievements in each of his compositions; the contributions, all from leading experts in Chr©♭tien 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 Chr©♭tien de Troyes. They reflect the most current critical and scholarly views on one of the greatest of medieval authors. CONTRIBUTORS: JOHN W. BALDWIN, JUNEHALL 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

Arthurian romances --- History and criticism. --- Chrétien, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Chrétien de Troyes --- Chrestien de Troyes --- Christian von Troyes --- Chrestien --- Chrétien --- Kretʹen --- Kretjen --- Kristian --- Troyes, Chrétien de --- Кретјен, --- Fiction --- Old French literature --- Christian of Troyes --- Annie Combes. --- Arthurian romance. --- Chrétien de Troyes. --- Cultural context. --- Donald Maddox. --- Douglas Kelly. --- Emmanuele Baumgartner. --- Joan Tasker Grimbert. --- John W. Baldwin. --- June Hall McCash. --- Keith Busby. --- Knights. --- Laurence Harf-Lancner. --- Literary analysis. --- Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner. --- Medieval literature. --- Michelle Szkilnik. --- Norris J. Lacy. --- Peter F. Dembowski. --- Poetry. --- Roberta L. Krueger. --- Romance. --- Rupert T. Pickens. --- Sara Sturm-Maddox. --- Tony Hunt. --- artistic achievements. --- compositions. --- influence. --- literary and historical background. --- major essays. --- manuscripts. --- patronage. --- techniques. --- themes. --- Chretien,