num_pages: 390
description: Duggan's detailed and well presented study, designed to be read in tandem with the poetic texts, aims to introduce Chrétien to the uninitiated whilst offering fresh interpretations of neglected themes to specialists. A consideration of the life and audience of the 12th-century poet is followed by useful discussions of Chrétien's treatment of kinship and marriage, moral values, responsibility, folklore, knights and ladies. Extensive quotations are in French with an English translation.
language: English
title: The Romances of Chrétien de Troyes
titlecomplete: The Romances of Chrétien de Troyes
characters: Chrétien de Troyes
genres: Fiction, Arthurian, Medieval
ratings_count: 42
publisher: Yale University Press