Erec et Enide

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Erec et Enide is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of the knight Erec and his wife Enide, exploring themes of love, honor, and chivalric adventure.

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instanceOf Arthurian romance
chivalric romance
medieval poem
approximateCompositionDate c. 1170
author Chrétien de Troyes NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
exploresRelationshipBetween knightly duty and conjugal love
featuresCharacter Gawain NERFINISHED
King Arthur NERFINISHED
Queen Guinevere NERFINISHED
featuresLocation Arthur’s court at Carduel NERFINISHED
the Joy of the Court adventure NERFINISHED
featuresMotif forest adventure
marriage tested by adventure
quest for honor
rescue of damsels in distress
silenced wife motif
tournament and jousting
genre courtly literature
romance
hasAdaptation Hartmann von Aue’s Erec NERFINISHED
hasInfluenced German romance Erec
Middle High German romance Iwein NERFINISHED
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion NERFINISHED
hasManuscriptWitness manuscripts of Chrétien de Troyes’ romances
literaryMovement Arthurian literature NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod 12th century
literarySignificance one of the earliest Arthurian verse romances in French
literaryTradition courtly romance tradition
mainCharacter Enide NERFINISHED
Erec NERFINISHED
meter octosyllabic rhymed couplets
narrativeForm verse
originalLanguage Old French
partOfCycle Arthurian cycle NERFINISHED
protagonistRelationship Erec and Enide are husband and wife NERFINISHED
protagonistRole Erec is a knight of the Round Table NERFINISHED
setting Arthurian Britain NERFINISHED
theme chivalry
courtly love
honor
knightly adventure
marital fidelity
reconciliation
testing of love

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Chrétien de Troyes notableWork Erec et Enide
Sir Geraint relatedWork Erec et Enide
this entity surface form: Erec and Enide (by Chrétien de Troyes)
Enide appearsIn Erec et Enide
Enide appearsIn Erec et Enide
this entity surface form: Erec and Enide