Chrétien de Troyes
12th century French poet and trouvère
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Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet from the 12th century who wrote important works of medieval literature. His writings helped establish the literary tradition of courtly love and knightly adventure that became central to European storytelling for centuries to come.
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- 12th cent.
- Died
- 1183?).
- Works
- 412
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Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects, and for first writing of Lancelot, Percival and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's works, including Erec and Enide, Lancelot, Perceval and Yvain, represent some of the best-regarded of medieval literature.
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Engraving considered to be a representation of Chrétien de Troyes in his work studio (1530)
Chrétien de Troyes ( Modern French: [kʁetjɛ̃ də tʁwa]; Old French: Crestien de Troies [kresˈtjẽn də ˈtrojəs]; fl. c. 1160–1191) was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects (the Matter of Britain) such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval, and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's chivalric romances, including Erec and Enide, Lancelot, Perceval, and Yvain, represent some of the best-regarded works of medieval literature. His use of structure, particularly in Yvain, has been seen as a step toward the modern novel.