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Chrétien de Troyes

Crestien de Troies

CountryFrance
LanguagesOld French
Dates1160 — 1191
Chrétien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects 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.— Wikipedia

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