Question #1:French-speakers: I NEED HELP!!!!?HOW DO YOU PRONOUNCE THESE WORDS/NAMES????!!!!!!1. Chevalier 2. Charette 3. Chrétien de Troyes 4. Godefroy de Lagney 5. Méléagant 6. Guinevere 7. Gawain 8. Lancelot du Lac The above names are based on the story of Sir Lancelot the knight of the Round Table. Please tell me if any of the words/names are not french. If they aren't, kindly tell me what language you know/think is the language. Thank you so much!!!! I don't mean describe, but put it down how a dictionary would put it. You know, like: CHOC-kuh-let. <--chocolate. Question #2:How do you pronounce these words/names (French)??!!!!!!!?I really can't tell which are names and which are words so I'll just capitalize them all lol1. Chevalier 2. Charette 3. Chrétien de Troyes 4. Godefroy de Lagney 5. Méléagant 6. Guinevere 7. Gawain Please tell me if any word/name of the above is not in French. And if you can, please tell me what language it is. One more thing... This isn't really French (at least I don't think so...) but you probably heard of him. How do you pronouce Lancelot? As in, you know, the knight? Is it Lans-lot or is it Lans-eh-lot??? Thanks! 8. Lancelot du Lac ^^Sorry forgot this one Question #3:MLA parenthetical citation?MLA parenthetical citation?how do i do MLA parenthetical citations for a website in my paper that i know the name of the author and title. the source i would like to cite is from Click Here … and the title is conte del graal by Chretien de Troyes. PLEASE HELP!! THANKS SO MUCH :) Question #4:MLA parenthetical citation?how do i do MLA parenthetical citations for a website in my paper that i know the name of the author and title. the source i would like to cite is from Click Here and the title is conte del graal by Chretien de Troyes. PLEASE HELP!! THANKS SO MUCH :)Question #5:Why did Chretien De Troyes write the "Knight of the Cart"?Thank YouQuestion #6:How do I refer to Chretien de Troyes in an essay?Do I use "Chretien" or "de Troyes"? I have been using "de Troyes" as his last name, which I'm fairly sure it is. However, in other sources I've been reading, the authors sometimes use Chretien. Which is the proper one to use?Question #7:I need a website with notes for the book Arthurian Romances by Chretien de Troyes?hi i need to find a website like sparknotes that has a summary of the chapter called The Knight of the Lion (Ywain)sparknotes doesnt have this. i need it fast 10 pts to first good answer Question #8:Why did the french look at the english as ogres, according to wikipedia?The word ogre is of French origin. Its earliest attestation is in Chrétien de Troyes' late 12th century verse romance Perceval, li contes del graal, which contains the lines:“ et s'est escrit que il ert ancore que toz li reaumes de Logres, qui ja dis fu la terre as ogres, ert destruite par cele lance ” "And it is written that there will come a time when all the kingdom of Logres [England] which formerly was the land of the ogres will be destroyed by that spear." WTF? I demand satisfaction in the form of accurate answers! Question #9:Which early or modern version of the King Arthur legend do you like the best?Geoffrey of Monmouth's History of the Kings of Britain; Wace's Roman de Brut; the works of Chretien de Troyes; Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte d' Arthur or any other?I know not many people seem to like the new show "Merlin" on NBC (original BBC production), but it has inspired me to read more. Question #10:Research books on Lancelot du Lac?I'm writing a research paper on Lancelot du Lac and I need scholarly interpretations of Chretien de Troyes' The Knight in the Cart and Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur.Basically I'm looking for books written by historians and professors ANALYZING Lancelot du Lac. I am not looking for the legends themselves, or summarizations of these legends. Thanks so much! Question #11:Good Research books about Lancelot?I'm writing a research paper on Lancelot du Lac and I need scholarly interpretations of Chretien de Troyes' The Knight in the Cart and Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur.Basically I'm looking for books written by historians and professors ANALYZING Lancelot du Lac. I am not looking for the legends themselves, or summarizations of these legends. Thanks so much! Question #12:Perceval: Chretien de Troyes: The Grail?What do the Holy Grail, the castle, and the blood dripping sword symbolize? What does Perceval learn after the people/castle disappear?Question #13:What do you think of "made up" names? What do you think of these "invented" names?Here's a list of some invented names, and the person who created them.Which of these could you see yourself using? Which of them have stood the test of time, and which ones should be abandoned? Amanda (Colley Cibber) Ayla (Jean M. Auel) Belinda (Henry Purcell) Cora (James Fenimore Cooper) Dorian (Oscar Wilde) Gloria (G.B. Shaw) Janice (Paul Leicester) Jessica (William Shakespeare) Kilmeny (James Hogg) Lorna (R.D. Blackmore) Lucasta (Richard Lovelace) Lucinda (Miguel Cervantes) Mavis (Marie Corelli) Miranda (William Shakespeare) Nerissa (William Shakespeare) Norma (Felice Romani) Olivia (William Shakespeare) Orville (Fanny Burney) Pamela (Sir Philip Sidney) Percival (Chretien de Troyes) Perdita (William Shakespeare) Pollyanna (Eleanor H. Porter) Stella (Sir Philip Sidney) Thelma (Marie Corelli) Vanessa (Jonathan Swift) Wendy (J.M. Barrie) Question #14:Eleanor of Aquitaine was the patroness of the arts, so which writers resided in her court?These are the three I know, can you name any more?Chretien de Troyes Benoît de Sainte-Maure Wace Please don't tell me to google or wikipedia it, use your brain, don't you think I've already done that? Question #15:question about romantic literature?I'm writing about courtly love in the book Yvain, the Knight of the Lion by Chretien de Troyes.In one scene, Yvain is stuck hiding behind a wall from soldiers searching for him, and he falls in love through a crack in the wall. In some sense, it is the same idea that one can see in the Romeo and Juliet story, and Ovid's Pyramus and thisbe story, where the lovers are stuck behind physical or unseen barriers. So my question here is, Why is this romantic theme appealing to the reader? Question #16:Where can I find info on Chretien de Troyes, I can not use Wikipedia?I need ASAP!!! Thanks please give sources!!! thanksQuestion #17:the Holy Grail texts?Is there any site where I could find the texts of the Story of the Grail written by Chretien de Troyes or Didot Perceval and Joseph D´Arithimia written by Robert de Boron? Or any literature written about the Grail texts?Question #18:Twins’ names?They are names for my boy/girl twins which one of each set you prefer?Ailsa Ursula Gwenhwyfar Ainsley Ursula Gwenhwyfar Aileen Ursula Gwenhwyfar Nyneve Ursula Gwenhwyfar Igraine Ursula Gwenhwyfar Lyonesse Ursula Gwenhwyfar Blanchefleur Ursula Gwenhwyfar Alastair James Augustus Cináed James Augustus Diarmad James Augustus Stuart James Augustus Kentigern James Augustus Evander James Augustus The names are Scottish Welsh and from Arthurian legend Blanchefleur is the sweetheart of Perceval in Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval, le Conte du Graal. The surname is MacKenna Question #19:French people help me!!! s'il vous plait!?Ok there is this author named Chretien de Troyesis the "de" in his name part of the last name or middle name or what? i'm trying to cite it for an essay so would be be Troyes, Chretien de ?? Merci =] Question #20:Who added "DIVINE" to divine comedy?Which of the following added the word "DIVINE" to the title divine comedy (regarding Dante Alighieri)shakespeare? homer? boccaccio? or chretien de troyes ** Powered by Yahoo Answers |
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