Cligès

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Cligès is a 12th-century Arthurian romance by Chrétien de Troyes that tells the story of a young knight’s conflicted love and chivalric duty within the courtly world of King Arthur.

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Cligès canonical 3

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instanceOf Arthurian romance ⓘ
literary work ⓘ
medieval poem ⓘ
author Chrétien de Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralRelationship love between Cligès and Fenice ⓘ
conflict Fenice’s marriage to Alis ⓘ
containsMotif feigned death ⓘ
journey to Arthur’s court NERFINISHED ⓘ
love potion ⓘ
secret lovers ⓘ
tournament ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
featuresCharacter Alexandre of Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
Alis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cligès (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fenice NERFINISHED ⓘ
King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ
featuresLocation Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ
England NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Yvain, the Knight of the Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ
form octosyllabic rhyming couplets ⓘ
genre Arthurian literature ⓘ
chivalric romance ⓘ
courtly romance ⓘ
hasTranslation English translations ⓘ
German translations ⓘ
modern French translations ⓘ
other modern European languages ⓘ
influencedBy Byzantine setting and culture ⓘ
language Old French NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryCycle Arthurian cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryPeriod 12th century ⓘ
literarySignificance early example of complex courtly love narrative ⓘ
important work in the development of Arthurian romance ⓘ
literaryTradition courtly literature ⓘ
manuscriptTradition Old French verse manuscripts ⓘ
narrativeTheme chivalric duty ⓘ
conflict between love and feudal loyalty ⓘ
courtly love ⓘ
deception and disguise ⓘ
marital fidelity ⓘ
partOf Chrétien de Troyes’ Arthurian romances NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfComposition France NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Erec et Enide NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting Arthurian Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ

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