Lancelot
or,
The Knight of the Cart
by
Chretien DeTroyes
Fl. 12th Century A.D.

Online Medieval and Classical Library Release #24

Originally written in Old French, sometime in the second half of the 12th Century A.D., by the court poet Chretien DeTroyes. Translation by W.W. Comfort, 1914.

The text of this edition is based on that published as CHRETIEN DETROYES: ARTHURIAN ROMANCES, (Trans: W.W. Comfort; Everyman's Library, London, 1914). This text is in the PUBLIC DOMAIN in the United States.

This electronic edition was edited, proofed, and prepared by Douglas B. Killings ([email protected]), December 1996.

[ Preparer's Note ]

CONTENTS

• Part I: Vv. 1 - Vv. 1840
• Part II: Vv. 1841 - Vv. 3684
• Part III: Vv. 3685 - Vv. 5594
• Part IV: Vv. 5595 - Vv. 7134

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PREPARER'S NOTE:

For background information and a discussion of Chretien DeTroyes' work, see W.W. Comfort's Introduction to his translations, released in OMACL text 21: "Erec et Enide".

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

ORIGINAL TEXT --

Kibler, William W. (Ed.): "Chretien DeTroyes: Lancelot, or The Knight of the Cart (Garland Library of Medieval Literature 1A, New York & London, 1981). Original text with English translation (See Penguin Classics edition below).

OTHER TRANSLATIONS --

Cline, Ruth Harwood (Trans.): "Chretien DeTroyes: Lancelot, or the Knight of the Cart" (University of Georgia Press, Athens GA, 1990).

Kibler, William W. & Carleton W. Carroll (Trans.): "Chretien DeTroyes: Arthurian Romances" (Penguin Classics, London, 1991). Contains translations of "Erec et Enide" (by Carroll), "Cliges", "Yvain", "Lancelot", and DeTroyes' incomplete "Perceval" (by Kibler). Highly recommended.

Owen, D.D.R (Trans.): "Chretien DeTroyes: Arthurian Romances" (Everyman Library, London, 1987). Contains translations of "Erec et Enide", "Cliges", "Yvain", "Lancelot", and DeTroyes' incomplete "Perceval". NOTE: This edition replaced W.W. Comfort's in the Everyman Library catalogue. Highly recommended.

RECOMMENDED READING --

Anonymous: "Lancelot of the Lake" (Trans: Corin Corely; Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1989). English translation of one of the earliest prose romances concerning Lancelot.

Malory, Sir Thomas: "Le Morte D'Arthur" (Ed: Janet Cowen; Penguin Classics, London, 1969).