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Lancelot, or, the Knight of the Cart
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Description for Lancelot, or, the Knight of the Cart
Paperback. This translation of "Lancelot" brings to English-language readers, the fourth of Chretien's five surviving romantic Arthurian poems. This poem was the first to introduce Lancelot as an important figure in the King Arthur legend. Translator(s): Raffel, Professor Burton (Distinguished Arts and Humanities,Professor of English, University of Louisiana). Series: Chretien de Troyes Romances. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 139 x 19. Weight in Grams: 300.
In this outstanding new translation of Lancelot, Burton Raffel brings to English language readers the fourth of Chretien's five surviving romantic Arthurian poems. This poem was the first to introduce Lancelot as an important figure in the King Arthur legend.
In this outstanding new translation of Lancelot, Burton Raffel brings to English language readers the fourth of Chretien's five surviving romantic Arthurian poems. This poem was the first to introduce Lancelot as an important figure in the King Arthur legend.
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Series
Chretien de Troyes Romances
Condition
New
Weight
299g
Number of Pages
254
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300071214
SKU
V9780300071214
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About Chretien
Burton Raffel is distinguished professor of humanities at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. He has published extensively, including six books and chapbooks of poetry, three texts on the translation process, and award-winning translations of Zola, Cervantes, and Rabelais. He is currently working on the translation of Chr'tiens fifth and final romantic poem, Perceval.
Reviews for Lancelot, or, the Knight of the Cart
Raffel's approach is sufficiently novel, and his work sufficiently appealing, that we can only welcome this addition to the burgeoning corpus of Chretien's romances in English.
Norris J. Lacy, The Medieval Review
Norris J. Lacy, The Medieval Review