Cligés (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Chrétien de Troyes
- First Published: 1164
- Type of Work: Poetry
- Type of Plot: Romance
- Time of Work: Sixth century
- Setting: England, Brittany, Germany, and Constantinople
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, medieval, Narrative poetry, Arthurian romance
- Subjects: Love or romance, Europe or Europeans, Mistaken or secret identity, Kings, queens, or royalty, Heroes or heroism, Middle Ages, Knights or knighthood, Chivalry
- Locales: England, Athens, Greece, Brittany, France, Constantinople, Cologne, Germany
Characters Discussed
Alexander, a prince of Greece. Ardently desiring knighthood in King Arthur’s court, he goes to Britain. After performing many brave deeds in Arthur’s service, he is knighted by the king. He marries Soredamors, and they become the parents of Cligés.
Cligés, the son of Alexander and Soredamors. He fulfills his father’s wish that he be knighted by King Arthur. In love with Fenice, he engages, with her, in an elaborate scheme to deceive her husband, Alis. On Alis’ death, the lovers succeed, as husband and wife, to the throne of Greece.
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