1st Edition
The Swan Knight Texts of the Old French Crusade Cycle
Part 1: Introduction
Setting the scene
1 The historical Godfrey and his later fame
2 The sources of the Swan Knight texts
3 The manuscript tradition
4 Early references to the material in the Swan Knight texts
5 The place of the Swan Knight texts in the Cycle and the development of the Cycle
6 The afterlife of the Swan Knight
Part 2: Translations
Plot summaries
La Naissance du Chevalier au Cygne (The Birth of the Swan Knight):
(i): Elioxe
(ii): Béatrix
Le Chevalier au Cygne (The Swan Knight)
La Fin d’Elias (The Passing of Elias)
Les Enfances Godefroi (The Childhood of Godfrey)
Le Retour de Cornumarant (The Return of Cornumarant)
Part 3: Supporting Material
Index of Names
Index of Places
Bibliography
Biography
Carol Sweetenham holds research fellowships at the University of Warwick and at Royal Holloway College, University of London. She has published widely on crusading literature with a particular focus on Latin, Old French and Occitan sources, and produced a number of translations including the Chanson d’Antioche with Susan Edgington. She is currently working with Linda Paterson and Simon Parsons on an edition and translation of the Siège d’Antioche.
