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Chrétien de Troyes
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1135–1181 · 12th century French poet and trouvère

Also known as: Chretien de Troyes, Chrestien de Troye, Chrétien, Кретьен де Труа, كريتيان دي تروا, 크레티앵 드 트루아

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Known works

  • Prentice Hall Literature--World Masterpieces
  • Perceval le Gallois (1947)
  • Érec et Énide (1954)
  • Arthurian romances (1913)
  • Cligès (1888)