Loved itit's a really fun narrative obviously doesn't Encompass everything about Arthurian Legend and it focuses in on Lance a lot rather than Arthur... which can be very entertaining and Illuminating and I think it's a really great place to start
Lancelot, the knight of the cart (1984)
Others: Positive In this outstanding new translation of Lancelot, Burton Raffel brings to English language readers the fourth of Chrétien’s five surviving romantic Arthurian poems. This poem was the first to introduce Lancelot as an important figure in the King Arthur legend.
- ISBN:
- 9780231058629
- Length:
- 122 pages
Genres: fantasy, romance, classics, poetry
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