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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cligès canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arthurian romance
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literary work ⓘ medieval poem ⓘ |
| author | Chrétien de Troyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralRelationship | love between Cligès and Fenice ⓘ |
| conflict | Fenice’s marriage to Alis ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
feigned death
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journey to Arthur’s court NERFINISHED ⓘ love potion ⓘ secret lovers ⓘ tournament ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Alexandre of Constantinople
NERFINISHED
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Alis NERFINISHED ⓘ Cligès (character) NERFINISHED ⓘ Fenice NERFINISHED ⓘ King Arthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Constantinople
NERFINISHED
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England NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Yvain, the Knight of the Lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | octosyllabic rhyming couplets ⓘ |
| genre |
Arthurian literature
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chivalric romance ⓘ courtly romance ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English translations
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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
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important work in the development of Arthurian romance ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | courtly literature ⓘ |
| manuscriptTradition | Old French verse manuscripts ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
chivalric duty
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.