Chrétien de Troyes
c. 1135 – 1181 · aged 46
12th century French poet and trouvère
- Born
- 1135 · Troyes
- Died
- 1181 · Flanders
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- c. 1135BornBorn in Troyes
- c. 1181DiedDied in Flanders
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Biography
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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