Le Chevalier de la Charrette

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Le Chevalier de la Charrette is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that famously introduces and centers on the exploits and courtly love of Sir Lancelot.

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instanceOf Arthurian romance
medieval poem
verse narrative
associatedWith courtly love tradition
author Chrétien de Troyes
centralEpisode Lancelot riding in a cart to rescue Guinevere
commissionedBy Marie de Champagne
completionStatus possibly completed by another poet
countryOfOrigin France
featuresCharacter Gawain
Sir Lancelot
surface form: Lancelot du Lac

Queen Guinevere
featuresMotif bridge of swords
rescue of an abducted queen
tests of loyalty
trial by combat
focusesOn chivalric adventure
courtly love
form octosyllabic rhymed couplets
genre Arthurian literature
courtly romance
hasLoveAffair Sir Lancelot
surface form: Lancelot and Guinevere
hasProtagonistRole Lancelot as exemplary courtly lover
hasTitleInEnglish Lancelot, le Chevalier de la Charrette
surface form: Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart
influenced later Lancelot-Grail prose cycle
later medieval courtly love literature
literaryMovement courtly literature
literaryPeriod 12th century
literaryTradition Matter of Britain
mainCharacter Queen Guinevere
surface form: Guinevere

King Arthur
Sir Lancelot
surface form: Lancelot
narrativeDevice cart as symbol of shame
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor depiction of adulterous love between Lancelot and Guinevere
early literary development of Lancelot
originalLanguage Old French
partOf Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian romances
surface form: Chrétien de Troyes' Arthurian cycle
relatedWorkByAuthor Cligès
Erec et Enide
Perceval, le Conte du Graal
surface form: Perceval, the Story of the Grail

Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion
surface form: Yvain, the Knight of the Lion
setting King Arthur's court
theme conflict between love and honor
loyalty to a lady versus loyalty to a lord
tests of knighthood

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Sir Lancelot firstMajorWork Le Chevalier de la Charrette