Four Arthurian Romances

Chrétien de Troyes was the 12th-century poet who invented the literary world of King Arthur as we know it—and these four verse romances are the foundation of Arthurian legend. 'Erec and Enide,' 'Cligès,' 'Yvain, the Knight of the Lion,' and 'Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart' introduced the quest, courtly love, and the chivalric ideal to Western literature, and gave us Lancelot's doomed passion for Guinevere. Filled with enchanted forests, magical fountains, fierce combats, and tests of love and honor, these tales shaped every Arthurian story that followed. A Raven's Gate Classics edition with enchanting new cover art.