This verse translation of Yvain; or, The Knight with the Lion brings to life a fast-paced yet remarkably subtle work often considered to be the masterpiece of the twelfth-century French writer Chrétien de Troyes. The creator of the Arthurian romance as a genre, Chrétien is revealed in this work as a witty, versatile writer who mastered both the soaring flight of emotion and the devastating aside and was as skillful a debater of the finer points of love as he was a describer of battles.
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"Brings Yvain to glowing, entertaining life in a delightful, sprightly, colloquial rhyming version." -- Wall Street Journal, July 7, 1976
"Cline demonstrates impressive abilities as a translator." -- Romance Philology, May 1977
"Cline's translation shows a remarkable appreciation of Chrétien's genius; she succeeds splendidly in capturing his witty style, irony, playfulness." -- Book Exchange, July 1975
"More than any previous translator, Cline succeeds in translating energetic exchanges between characters and the playful tone of the narrator." -- Translation Review, 1986
"Would be useful as a text for courses in literature in translation, comparative literature, and medieval culture." -- Modern Language Journal, December 1975
"Cline demonstrates impressive abilities as a translator." -- Romance Philology, May 1977
"Cline's translation shows a remarkable appreciation of Chrétien's genius; she succeeds splendidly in capturing his witty style, irony, playfulness." -- Book Exchange, July 1975
"More than any previous translator, Cline succeeds in translating energetic exchanges between characters and the playful tone of the narrator." -- Translation Review, 1986
"Would be useful as a text for courses in literature in translation, comparative literature, and medieval culture." -- Modern Language Journal, December 1975
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