{"product_id":"9780460873895","title":"Arthurian Romances","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eErec and Enide; Cliges; Lancelot; Yvain; Perceval\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn idyllically happy marriage in which a husband is so involved that he neglects his duties as a knight; love endangered by a husband who is more interested in athletic chivalry than his wife; timorous young love; and adulterous passion — together these stories offer the most complete expression of French chivalry and of courtly love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChretien de Troyes did not invent the Arthurian legend: he gave it sophisticated literary form, establishing it as major branch of European literature. Without chretien we might today scarcely have heard of King Arthur and his brave company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe most comprehensive paperback edition available, with introduction , notes and glossary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everyman Paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47017560375536,"sku":"9780460873895","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780460873895_p0.jpg?v=1763705595","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780460873895","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}