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Books by William Kibler






Arthurian Romances(Updated)
(Penguin Classics)
by William W. Kibler, Carleton W. Carroll, Chretien De Troyes, Jacques Ed. Chretien, Christian Of Troyes
Paperback, 528 Pages, Published 1991 by Penguin Classics
Mobipocket_Ebook
ISBN-13: 978-0-14-044521-3, ISBN: 0-14-044521-8

"在线阅读本书Taking the legends surrounding King Arthur and weaving in new psychological elements of personal desire and courtly manner, Chretien de Troyes fashioned a new form of medieval Romance. The Knight of the Cart is the first telling of the adulterous relationship between Lancelot and Arthur's Queen Guinevere, and in The Knight with the Lion Yvain neglects his bride in his quest for greater glory. Erec and Enide explores a knight's con ..."






Medieval Arthurian Epic and Romance
Eight New Translations
by William W. Kibler, R. Barton Palmer
Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 2014 by Mcfarland & Company
ISBN-13: 978-0-7864-4779-4, ISBN: 0-7864-4779-6

"This volume offers newly translated texts that exemplify the two most important traditions of Arthurian literature in the Middle Ages. Encompassing such key works such as Lawman s Brut and Wace's Romance of Brut, written in Middle English and Old French, respectively, the Arthurian Epic Tradition depends on Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain, written in Latin. Many modern readers are more familiar with Arthur and his ..."






Eleanor of Aquitaine(Reprint)
Patron and Politician (Symposia in the Arts and the Humanities)
by William W. Kibler
Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2012 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74123-2, ISBN: 0-292-74123-5

"Alfred Richard, Histoire des comtes de Poitou 778-1204, 2 vols. (Paris: A. Picard et fils, 1903), I, 488 ... Alfred Jeanroy, éd., Les Chansons de Guillaume IX, duc d' Aquitaine (1071-1127) (Paris: H. Champion, 1913), pp. iii-iv. 13. Régine Pernoud  ..."






Introduction to Old French
(Introductions to Older Languages Series: N)
by William W. Kibler, William C. Mcavoy
Paperback, 357 Pages, Published 1984 by The Modern Language Association Of America
ISBN-13: 978-0-87352-292-2, ISBN: 0-87352-292-3

"The first section, on the grammar, presents reading selections from Marie de France's lai "Fresne" and selections in two major literary dialects of Old French--Anglo-Norman and Picard. These are followed by chapters on Old French morphology and syntax; phonology sections are included at the end of each chapter. Contains a glossary, an index, and a select bibliography."






Lancelot-Grail
5. Lancelot part V and VI: The Old French Arthurian Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation (Lancelot Grail 5) (Lancelot-Grail; the ... Vulgate and Post-Vulgate in Translation)
by Norris J. Lacy, William W. Kibler, Carleton W. Carroll, D.S.Brewer
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2010 by D.S.Brewer
ISBN-13: 978-1-84384-236-1, ISBN: 1-84384-236-X

"Lancelot is the central romance of the Vulgate Cycle, in which the chivalric elements in Arthur's court come to the fore. These chivalric elements contain the seeds of Arthur's destruction and the dissolution of the Round Table, as Lancelot's love for Guinevere undermines his bond to Arthur; the tension between love, prowess and loyalty is the undercurrent of the long romance which describes the exploits which he performs in her service ..."






Approaches to Teaching the Song of Roland
(Approaches to Teaching World Literature)
by William W. Kibler, Leslie Zarker Morgan, Modern Language Association
Paperback, 317 Pages, Published 2007 by Modern Language Assn Of Amer
ISBN-13: 978-0-87352-999-0, ISBN: 0-87352-999-5

"Each book contains a CD featuring performances of the Song of Roland.The Song of Roland is a well-known hallmark of medieval French literature, yet students often read only excerpts and receive general introductions to the poem and its context. The challenges of teaching Roland include its age and subject matter, its form and composition in Old French, and its representation of Christians and Muslims. This volume in the MLA series Appro ..."






Routledge Revivals
Medieval France (1995): An Encyclopedia (Routledge Revivals: Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages)
by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn
Paperback, Published 2019 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-06256-6, ISBN: 1-138-06256-1






Routledge Revivals(1st Edition)
Medieval France (1995): An Encyclopedia (Routledge Revivals: Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages) (Volume 5)
by William W. Kibler, Grover A. Zinn
Hardcover, 1,078 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-1-138-06253-5, ISBN: 1-138-06253-7

"First published in 1995, Medieval France: An Encyclopedia is the first single-volume reference work on the history and culture of medieval France. It covers the political, intellectual, literary, and musical history of the country from the early fifth to the late fifteenth century. The shorter entries offer succinct summaries of the lives of individuals, events, works, cities, monuments, and other important subjects, followed by essenti ..."






Medieval France(1st Edition)
An Encyclopedia (Routledge Encyclopedias of the Middle Ages)
by William W. Kibler, Lawrence Earp, Grover A. Zinn, John Bell Henneman
Hardcover, 1,047 Pages, Published 1995 by Routledge
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-4444-2, ISBN: 0-8240-4444-4

"The first single-volume reference work on the history and culture of medieval France, this information-filled Encyclopedia of over 2,400 entries covers the political, intellectual, literary, and musical history of the country from the early fifth century to the late 15th. The shorter entries offer succinct summaries of the lives of individuals, events, works, cities, monuments, and other important subjects, followed by essential bibliog ..."






The Lancelot-Grail Cycle(1st Edition)
Text and Transformations
by William W. Kibler
Hardcover, 255 Pages, Published 1994 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74317-5, ISBN: 0-292-74317-3

"The Lancelot-Grail Cycle is a seminal work in the development of the European medieval literatures right down to the Renaissance. For this reason, this volume will be compulsory reading for a wide audience interested in medieval matters, history, linguistics and belles lettres, and literary criticism. --Carol R. Dover, assistant professor of French, Georgetown University Composed in Old French between about 1220 and 1240, the Lancelot-G ..."






Lancelot, or The Knight of the Cart
by Chretien De Troyes, William W. Kibler
Paperback, 312 Pages, Published 1984 by Garland Publishing, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-9413-3, ISBN: 0-8240-9413-1

"In this verse translation of Chrétien de Troyes's Lancelot, Ruth Harwood Cline revives the original story of the immortal love affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a tale that has spawned interpretations ranging from Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur to Lerner and Lowe's Camelot.By remaining faithful to Chrétien's highly structured form, Cline preserves the pace, the pungency of proverbial expressions, and the work's poetical devic ..."






Lancelot
Or, The Knight of the Cart / Le chevalier de la charrete (Garland Library of Medieval Literature, Series A, Vol. 1)
by Chrétien De Troyes, William W. Kibler, De Troyes Chretien
Hardcover, 312 Pages, Published 1981 by Garland Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-9442-3, ISBN: 0-8240-9442-5

"In this verse translation of Chrétien de Troyes's Lancelot, Ruth Harwood Cline revives the original story of the immortal love affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, a tale that has spawned interpretations ranging from Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur to Lerner and Lowe's Camelot.By remaining faithful to Chrétien's highly structured form, Cline preserves the pace, the pungency of proverbial expressions, and the work's poetical devic ..."






The Lancelot-Grail Cycle
Text and Transformations
by William W. Kibler
255 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-292-78640-0, ISBN: 0-292-78640-9

"... in the period of adventures . . . felenesses et dures 10 — has indeed emptied the Arthurian kingdom of any enterprising spirit. ... In the Mort Artu, the king more modestly decides to organize a tournament to occupy his knights, while in Perlesvaus, the ... adventure (the only means to hold the knights' attention) before taking the hero into the mystery of the Otherworld. ... of (dis)qualifications and the establishment (notabl ..."






Huon Of Bordeaux
First Modern English Translation
by Catherine M. Jones & William W. Kibler
Published 2021 by Italica Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59910-400-3, ISBN: 1-59910-400-8






The Lancelot�Grail Cycle � Text and Transformations(Reissue)
by Kibler, William W.
Paperback, 255 Pages, Published 1994 by University Of Texas Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-274-69832-5, ISBN: 0-274-69832-3






An Old French Trilogy
Texts from the William of Orange Cycle
by Catherine M. Jones, William W. Kibler, Logan E. Whalen
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 2020 by University Press Of Florida
ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6646-2, ISBN: 0-8130-6646-8

"While most English-language readers are familiar with Old French epic poetry, or chansons de geste, through the Song of Roland and its tale of gallant martyrdom, this volume provides a broader and richer view of the tradition by introducing songs devoted to the exploits of a different sort of hero―the brave and blustery William of Orange. An Old French Trilogy provides an updated English translation of three central poems from the twelf ..."






Huon of Bordeaux
(Medieval & Renaissance Texts)
by Jones, Catherine M., Kibler, William W., Jones, Catherine M., Kibler, William W.
Paperback, 354 Pages, Published 2021 by Italica Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-59910-401-0, ISBN: 1-59910-401-6






Le Jugement du Roy de Behaigne and Remede de Fortune
(The Chaucer Library Ser.)
by James I. Wimsatt, Guillaume De Machaut, William W. Kibler
Hardcover, 524 Pages, Published 2017 by University Of Georgia Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-5354-8, ISBN: 0-8203-5354-X

"Guillaume de Machaut is the most important poet and composer of late medieval France. His unique and inventive output is the subject of this edition of Machaut's poetry. Le Jugement Du Roy De Behaigne and Remede De Fortune was published in collaboration with the Chaucer Library. These two works are among de Machaut’s most important artistically in terms of their formal innovations and their influence on contemporaries, notably Geoffrey ..."






Chretien De Troyes
Eric Und Enide (Garland Library of Medieval Literature, Vol. 25, Series A)
by Chretien De Troyes, Carleton W. Carroll, Kilber Wiliam W., William W. Kibler
Hardcover, 349 Pages, Published 1987 by Garland Publishing
ISBN-13: 978-0-8240-8957-3, ISBN: 0-8240-8957-X

""Erec and Enide", the first of five surviving Arthurian romantic poems by 12th-century French poet Chretien de Troyes, narrates a chapter from the legend of King Arthur. Chretien's romances became the source for Arthurian tradition and influenced countless other poets in England and on the Continent. Yet his swift-moving style is difficult to capture in translation, and today's English-speaking audiences remain largely unfamiliar with h ..."






Routledge Revivals
Medieval France (1995): An Encyclopedia
by William W. Kibler
1,078 Pages, Published 2017 by Taylor & Francis
ISBN-13: 978-1-351-66566-7, ISBN: 1-351-66566-9

"Gilles Aycelin, an important adviser of Philip IV the Fair (r. 1285–1314), had to act with circumspection during Philip's conflicts with the papacy. As archbishop of Narbonne, he favored an ecclesiastical rather than a secular trial when Philip arrested his suffragan, Bernard Saisset, bishop of Pamiers, on charges of treasonable conduct in 1301. In Philip's final conflict with Boniface VIII in 1303, Gilles supported the plan to bri ..."



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