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Title: A Companion to Chrétien de Troyes
Condition: New
Format: Hardback
ISBN-10: 1843840502
EAN: 9781843840503
ISBN: 9781843840503
Publisher: D.S. Brewer
Release Date: 08/11/2005
Description: One of the most important medieval authors studied in historical and literary context.Chrétien 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 Chrétien 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 his themes, techniques and artistic achievements in each of his compositions; the contributions, all from leading experts in Chrétien 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 Chrétien de Troyes. They reflect the most current critical and scholarly views on one of the greatest of medieval authors. CONTRIBUTORS: JOHN W. BALDWIN, JUNE HALL 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
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 234mm
Item Length: 156mm
Contributor: Norris J. Lacy (Edited by), Joan Tasker Grimbert (Edited by), Annie Combes (Contributions by), Donald L Maddox (Contributions by), Douglas Kelly (Contributions by), Emmanuèle Baumgartner (Contributions by), Joan Tasker Grimbert (Contributions by), John Baldwin (Contributions by), June Hall McCash (Contributions by), Keith Busby (Contributions by), Laurence Harf-Lancner (Contributions by), Matilda Tomaryn Bruckner (Contributions by), Michelle Szkilnik (Contributions by), Norris J. Lacy (Contributions by), Peter F Dembowski (Contributions by), Roberta L Krueger (Contributions by), Rupert Pickens (Contributions by), Sara Sturm-Maddox (Contributions by), Tony Hunt (Contributions by)
Genre: Literary Criticism
Book Series: Arthurian Studies
Item Weight: 1g
Author: Keith Busby
Release Year: 2005

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