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# Arthurian Romances (Penguin Classics)

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Review: Good Quality, No Complaints - An excellent job by Penguin Classics. The print is somewhat finer than is usual, but the typeface and print quality are very clear, making for easy reading of this collection.
Review: "Arthurian Romances" by Chretien de Troyes - "Arthurian Romances" is a recent translation of five of the medieval writer Chretien de Troyes' stories about King Arthur's court. The stories are Erec and Enide, Cligés, The Knight of the Cart (Lancelot), The Knight with the Lion (Yvain), and The Story of the Grail (Perceval). The book also has an appendix of Continuations of the Grail Stories, a Medieval glossary, and a good Notes section. I bought it as I was studying 'The Knight of the Cart' for a course on Magic in the Middle Ages. I found this translation more readable than some of the previous ones I tried. The Notes and Glossary were also helpful as was the Introduction. It's written in a modern style yet keeps the flavour of knighthood, battles and ladies who need rescuing but may also be enchanted. I would recommend this book to anybody studying this period in literature, or to anybody interested in King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, or if you enjoy tales of adventure, romance and magic.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #27,216 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #44 in Ancient & Classical Poetry #1,061 in Classic Literature & Fiction #2,238 in Literary Fiction (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (340) |
| Dimensions  | 5.08 x 1.15 x 7.75 inches |
| Edition  | Reprint |
| ISBN-10  | 0140445218 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-0140445213 |
| Item Weight  | 12.4 ounces |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 528 pages |
| Publication date  | June 4, 2004 |
| Publisher  | Penguin Classics |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good Quality, No Complaints
*by A***N on March 9, 2025*

An excellent job by Penguin Classics. The print is somewhat finer than is usual, but the typeface and print quality are very clear, making for easy reading of this collection.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Arthurian Romances" by Chretien de Troyes
*by S***K on June 18, 2015*

"Arthurian Romances" is a recent translation of five of the medieval writer Chretien de Troyes' stories about King Arthur's court. The stories are Erec and Enide, Cligés, The Knight of the Cart (Lancelot), The Knight with the Lion (Yvain), and The Story of the Grail (Perceval). The book also has an appendix of Continuations of the Grail Stories, a Medieval glossary, and a good Notes section. I bought it as I was studying 'The Knight of the Cart' for a course on Magic in the Middle Ages. I found this translation more readable than some of the previous ones I tried. The Notes and Glossary were also helpful as was the Introduction. It's written in a modern style yet keeps the flavour of knighthood, battles and ladies who need rescuing but may also be enchanted. I would recommend this book to anybody studying this period in literature, or to anybody interested in King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, or if you enjoy tales of adventure, romance and magic.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Essential Arthur Stories
*by E***D on November 11, 2015*

This collection is one of the most important primary texts that informs Arthurian lore. The translation feels more contemporary but doesn't sacrifice essential material that makes the original text so important to Arthurian studies. One also gets very unique judgments of round table figures. Chretien's account of Lancelot is probably the most damning retelling of Arthur's most famous knight's fall from his king's favor. The book is worth it for the chronicling of the Lancelot/Guinevere episode, perhaps the most intricate detailing and morally focussed interpretation of the legend, whose judgmental tone continues to inform new incarnations of the affair portion of Arthurian mythos. In addition to the important Lancelot story, Chretien's stories provide a very lucid glimpse of both artistic and broadly cultural views of these staple romances, along with a crucial view into the changing nature of written accounts of legendary material that was in flux soon after the tales were put to paper. The writing is particularly subtle, in the spirit of Sir Gawain's romance. On a personal note, I used to be quite involved in tales about Arthur but felt I lost my fire for the subject. Chretien de Troyes reignited that fire for me.

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