by Chrétien de Troyes · LAROUSSE · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782035844538
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«Lancelot ou le Chevalier de la charrette» is the Arthurian poem by Chrétien de Troyes, published by Larousse in paperback (144 pages, in French).
The story follows Lancelot, the best knight in the world, who accepts the humiliation of riding in the cart of the condemned to obtain news of Queen Guinevere, abducted by the traitor Méléagant. To free her, he must overcome trials and renounce honour, in a world of courtly love that portrays the court of King Arthur and the Round Table.
Composed in the 12th century, it was the first work to give Lancelot a central role in the Arthurian cycle. This 2009 school edition belongs to the Petits Classiques collection.
For secondary and high school students, and for those who want to read a medieval classic in French with school support.
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.
