Two Old French Gauvain Romances: Part I: Le Chevalier a l’épée and La Mule Sans Frein. Part II: Parallel Readings With Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

Le Chevalier à l'épée (The Knight with the Sword) is an earlier-thirteenth-century Old French romance, surviving in only one manuscript. It is the earliest romance to focus specifically on the Arthurian knight Sir Gawain and its plot is in some important respects similar to that of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The poem presents a satirical or cynical take on ideas of chivalry Contents, Part 1. 'Le chevalier à l'épée' and 'La mule sans frein' - Part 2. Parallel readingswith 'Sir Gawain and the green knight'/by D.D.R. Owen. vii, 208 pages 23 cm Old French text; English introductions, notes and commentary Includes bibliographical references (pages 28-29)