by Chrétien de Troyes · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782011671752
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«Lancelot ou Le Chevalier de la charrette» is the Arthurian novel by Chrétien de Troyes, published in paperback by Hachette in 1996, in French.
Set in the Arthurian universe, the work begins with the abduction of Queen Guinevere and the challenge of rescuing her. An unknown knight, Lancelot of the Lake, secretly in love with the queen, pursues the captors and, to save her, agrees to climb onto a cart, a gesture that marks him as the Knight of the Cart.
The work is a medieval classic of French literature, dating from the 12th century and part of the Arthurian Romances series.
Recommended by the French National Education, it is a common reading in schools and for those approaching Arthurian literature.
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.
