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Chrétien de Troyes

British  

/ kretjɛ̃ də trwa /

noun

1. 12th century, French poet, who wrote the five Arthurian romances Erec; Cligès; Lancelot, le chevalier de la charette; Yvain, le chevalier au lion; and Perceval, le conte del Graal (?1155–?1190), the first courtly romances

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Chrétien de Troyes

At the end of the 12th century, Chrétien de Troyes, born a couple of hundred kilometres south-west of Paris, celebrated these earlier roots: “Greece once had the greatest reputation for chivalry and learning,” he wrote.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2016

The schmaltz gushes through Richie’s lyrics — the most ardent pledges of devotion this side of Chrétien de Troyes.

From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2016

Elements drawn from the hundred years war and the Italian Renaissance, from Chrétien de Troyes and Icelandic epic, fuse to seamless effect.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 24, 2013

Walter Map, Archdeacon of Oxford under Henry II., wrote many Arthurian tales, while Chrétien de Troyes wrote the greater part of "Sir Perceval de Galles" in Norman-French.

From Woman's Work in Music by Elson, Arthur

In the same century, too, Chrétien de Troyes, the foremost of Arthurian poets, composed his famous cycle of poems.

From Selections from Wordsworth and Tennyson by Wordsworth, William