Chrétien Continued
Author | : Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2009-01-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199557219 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199557217 |
Rating | : 4/5 (19 Downloads) |
Download or read book Chrétien Continued written by Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chr--eacute--;tien de Troyes's unfinished Grail story Conte du Graal generated numerous rewritings from the late 12th to the 15th centuries. This book shows how closely Chr--eacute--;tien's verse continuators used his narrative techniques to ask the questions about love, chivalry, religion, and violence that entered Arthurian romance in the first 'Story of the Grail'.