Chrétien de Troyes

Also known as Chretien de Troyes, Chrétien, Chrestien de Troye

12th century French poet and trouvère

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Chrétien de Troyes was a male writer, poet, and novelist from France. Born in Troyes in 1135, he wrote in French and Old French. He died in Flanders, with records indicating his death occurred in 1181 or possibly 1183.

His notable works include *Erec and Enide*, *Yvain, the Knight of the Lion*, *Cligès*, *Perceval, the Story of the Grail*, *Lancelot Ou le Chevalier de la Charrette*, *Dal Perceval*, *Du roi Guillaume d'Angleterre*, and *Ivan Lejonriddaren*. He is described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition.

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Born: 12th cent.
Died: 1183?).
Works: 412

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Dal Perceval
Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
Du roi Guillaume d'Angleterre
Lancelot Ou le Chevalier de la Charrette
Ivan Lejonriddaren

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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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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Troyes
Place of death: Flanders
Occupation: novelist
Languages spoken: French
Native language: French
Notable work: Cligès
Image: Chrétien de Troyes.jpg

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topic's main category: Category:Chrétien de Troyes
Commons category: Chrétien de Troyes
date of birth: 1135-00-00
date of death: 1181-00-00
name in native language: Chrétien de Troyes
writing language: French
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Commons Creator page: Chrétien de Troyes

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Works in European collections

10 objects attributed to Chrétien de Troyes, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Erec und Enide. Kristian von Troye ; hrsg. von Wendelin Foerster

Cligés

Bibliographie de Chrestien de Troyes

Cligés. Textausgabe mit Einleitung und Glossar. Christian von Troyes. Hrsg. von Wendelin Förster

Li romans dou chevalier au Lyon

Le roman du chevalier de la charrette

Sämtliche Werke : nach allen bekannten Handschriften, 1. Cliges

Li romans dou Chevalier au Lyon

Sämtliche Werke : nach allen bekannten Handschriften, 3. Erec und Enide

Sämtliche Werke : nach allen bekannten Handschriften, 2. Der Löwenritter (Yvain)

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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