Complete Romances of Chrétien de Troyes

<p>[A]n eminently readable text done clearly and accurately . . . it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals. . . . The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style. . . . [T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts. --<i>Speculum</i><br /><br />[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read. --<i>Library Journal</i><br /><br />These are above all stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants wild men tame lions razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World. --<i>Washington Post Book World</i><br /><br />This tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come. --<i>Choice<br /><br /></i>This new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur Lancelot Guinevere Gawain Perceval Yvain and the other knights and ladies of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances.</p>