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Chretien De Troyes' Erec Et Enide And Cistercian Spirituality, Patricia Ann Quattrin
Chretien De Troyes' Erec Et Enide And Cistercian Spirituality, Patricia Ann Quattrin
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Many critics confess to a "vague uneasiness" with the meaning of Chretien de Troyes' Erec et Enide, especially with the motivation for Erec's adventures. Such critics as D. W. Robertson, E. Talbot Donaldson, and Northrup Frye posit methodological approaches to the meaning and understanding of vernacular romances. However, researching Cistercian monasticism, especially William of St. Thierry, I noted similarities between and parallels in the structure of a spiritual quest for God and a model of the secular quest found in Chretien de Troyes' Erec et Enide.
Approaching the romance by examining and discussing the parallels in structure and thought between …