What did Chrétien de Troyes write?
Chrétien de Troyes ( Modern French: [k?etj?? d (?) t?wa]; Old French: Crestien de Troies [kres?tj?n d? ?troj?s]; fl. c. 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval and the Holy Grail.
What was Chrétien's Last Romance?
The last romance commonly attributed to Chrétien, Perceval, the Story of the Grail, was written between 1181 and 1190, but left unfinished. It is dedicated to Philip, Count of Flanders, to whom Chrétien may have been attached [clarification needed] in his last years.
What did William Wistar Comfort say about de Troyes?
William Wistar Comfort praised de Troyes' "ssignificance as a literary artist and as the founder of a precious literary tradition [which] distinguishes him from all other poets of the Latin races between the close of the Empire and the arrival of Dante ."
How many rhyming 8 syllable poems did Jean Chrétien write?
Chrétien's works include five major poems in rhyming eight-syllable couplets. Four of these are complete: Erec and Enide (c. 1170); Cligès (c. 1176); Yvain, the Knight of the Lion; and Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart, the latter two written simultaneously between 1177 and 1181. Yvain is generally considered Chrétien's most masterful work.
The Character of Guinevere in the Arthurian Romances of Chrétien