| Cliges Subjects: Twichell Joseph Hopkins 1838–1918 -- Correspondence; United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Personal narratives; United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Religious aspects; United States -- History -- Civil War 1861–1865 -- Chap; In this verse translation of Cligès , written by Chrétien de Troyes circa 1176, Ruth Harwood Cline not only preserves the artistry of the original work but also captures the wit, irony, and striking emotional power of Chrétien's stylistic genius and highly structured form. CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES (1135?-1191?) was a French poet and trouvère. He is widely regarded as the creator of the literary genre known as the Arthurian romance, and the originator of the heroic medieval character Lancelot. |