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Chrétien de Troyes

Type Figure Region France Time c. 1135–1190 Also known as Chrétien de Troyes、Chrestien de Troyes

Chrétien de Troyes was a 12th-century court poet of Champagne in France, regarded as one of the founders of the Arthurian literary canon.…

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  1. c. 1155–1170Troyes · ChampagneBegan his literary career in Troyes and the Champagne region, encountering courtly culture and the tradition of chivalric themes, laying the linguistic and narrative groundwork for his later Arthurian romances.
  2. c. 1170–1182Champagne · ChampagneUnder the patronage of Countess Marie of Champagne, composed Erec and Enide, Cligès, Lancelot, and Yvain, systematically shaping characters such as Lancelot and Perceval and establishing the narrative modes of courtly love and adventure.
  3. c. 1182–1190Flanders · FlandersMoved to the court of Count Philip of Flanders to continue composing, completing or continuing Grail-quest works such as Perceval, pushing the Arthurian legend toward a grander dimension of religious symbolism.

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