Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
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Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances are a foundational corpus of 12th-century French narrative poems that shaped the legends of King Arthur and his knights, introducing key characters and themes such as Lancelot’s love for Guinevere and the quest for the Holy Grail.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian literature corpus
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Old French literature ⓘ chivalric romance cycle ⓘ medieval narrative poetry ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 1170–1190 ⓘ |
| circulation | medieval manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| creator | Chrétien de Troyes ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | shaped the canonical image of King Arthur and his knights in Western culture ⓘ |
| form | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian romance
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courtly romance ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Cligès
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Erec et Enide ⓘ Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette ⓘ Perceval, le Conte du Graal ⓘ Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion ⓘ |
| influenced |
Vulgate Cycle
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surface form:
Post-Vulgate Cycle
Le Morte d'Arthur ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas Malory's Le Morte Darthur
Vulgate Cycle ⓘ later Arthurian prose cycles ⓘ |
| language | Old French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | courtly literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
foundational corpus of Arthurian romance tradition
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helped codify the ideals of chivalry and courtly love in European literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Enide
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Erec ⓘ Gawain ⓘ Queen Guinevere ⓘ
surface form:
Guinevere
King Arthur ⓘ Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form:
Lancelot
Perceval ⓘ Yvain ⓘ |
| meter | octosyllabic rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
developed the love affair between Lancelot and Guinevere
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Sir Lancelot ⓘ
surface form:
introduced Lancelot as a central Arthurian hero
provided the earliest extensive narrative of the Holy Grail quest ⓘ |
| setting |
King Arthur's Britain
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surface form:
Arthurian Britain
King Arthur's court ⓘ
surface form:
Camelot
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| sourceMaterial |
Celtic legends
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earlier Arthurian traditions ⓘ |
| theme |
chivalry
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courtly love ⓘ fidelity ⓘ honor ⓘ knightly adventure ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
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