Cligès
Cligès (also Cligés) is a poem by the medieval French poet Chrétien de Troyes, dating from around 1176. It is the second of his five Arthurian romances; Erec and Enide, Cligès, Yvain, Lancelot and Perceval. The poem tells the story of the knight Cligès and his love for his uncle's wife, Fenice.
| Cligès | |
|---|---|
| Author(s) | Chrétien de Troyes |
| Language | Old French |
| Date | c. 1176 |
| Genre | Chivalric romance |
| Verse form | Octosyllable rhyming couplets |
| Length | 6,664 lines |
| Subject | Arthurian legend |
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