MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
Über dieses Produkt
Product Identifiers
PublisherIndiana University Press
ISBN-100253354404
ISBN-139780253354402
eBay Product ID (ePID)70703
Product Key Features
Book TitleComplete Romances of Chritien De Troyes
Number of Pages576 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEuropean / General, Literary
Publication Year1991
GenrePoetry, Fiction
AuthorChretien De Chretien De Troyes
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.6 in
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN90-004060
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal841/.1
Synopsis"[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately... itgives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety ofChr tien's originals.... The text is provided by a translator who understands thespirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style.... [T]histranslation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurianenthusiasts." -- Speculum "[A] significant contribution tothe field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read." -- LibraryJournal "These are, above all, stories of courtly love and ofknights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often atodds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World." -- Washington Post BookWorld "This tastefully produced book will be the standard generaltranslation for many years to come." -- Choice This newtranslation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of KingArthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other "knightsand ladies" of Chr tien de Troyes' famous romances., Mandie is bewildered by the unhappy reaction of some of her Cherokee friends to her discovery of gold inside a cave and her Christian values are tested by a troublesome Cherokee cousin
LC Classification NumberPQ1447.E5S73 1990
