French Arthurian Verse Romance after Chrétien de Troyes
Abstract
The seventeen French Arthurian romances in octosyllabic rhymed couplets considered in this chapter were written between the end of the twelfth century, or beginning of the thirteenth century, to the end of the fourteenth century, and with few exceptions are limited to northeastern France, Flanders and England. This chapter does not propose to study each of the seventeen romances, but to offer an overview, with the aim of situating them in a broad literary and cultural landscape. Textual culture will be the focus, seen as the meeting point between the text (romance) and manuscript, and between text typologies and typologies of text transmission.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Medieval Literature and History
Medieval European Literature and History
Historical
Literary
and Cultural Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 167–187
- Publication date
- 12 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter