Although scholars still seek to recover specific sources for Chrétien in learned traditions, the greater awareness of medieval invention and original adaptation, together with the implications of intertextuality, has made us more aware through recent studies of how Chrétien may have adapted or rewritten his presumed sources to new purposes in original composition.

Classical Antiquity

12 Micha, Alexandre, ‘L'Épreuve […]’ Repr. in D3.

23 Laurie, Helen C. R., ‘Further Notes […]’ (XXVII.250)

24 Ogle, M. B., ‘The Sloth of Erec,’ RR, 9 (1918), 1–20.

See Gd.c5 Schmitt-von Mühlenfels.

See Hc23 Huppé.

The Aeneid and Erec.

25 Schnell, Rüdiger, ‘Ovids Ars amatoria und die höfische Minnetheorie,’ Euph1, 69 (1975), 132–59. (XXVIII.67)

See pp. 154–58.

See Fa87 Freeman.

26 Laurie, Helen C. R., ‘Some New Sources for Chrétien's Conte du graal,’ Rom, 99 (1978), 550–54. (XXXI.279)

27 Hanning, R. W., ‘Courtly Contexts for Urban Cultus: Responses to Ovid in Chrétien's Cligès and Marie's Guigemar,’ Symp, 35 (1981), 34–56. (XXXV.161)

See Wa22–23 Benkov.

28 Dornbush, Jean, ‘Ovid's Pyramus and Thisbe and Chrétien's Le Chevalier de la charrete,’ RPh, 36 (1982–83), 34–43. (XXXV.155)

See Fb55 Luttrell.

29 Schmid, Elisabeth, ‘Augenlust und Spiegelliebe: der mittelalterliche Narciß,’ DVj, 59 (1985), 551–71. (XXXVIII.51)

Treats Cligés.

See Ef7 Hunt, Chap. 4.

30 Laurie, Helen C. R., ‘Chrétien at Work on the Conte du graal,’ Rom, 107 (1986), 38–54. (XLI.66)