Project Gutenberg 2008-01-15 Public domain in the USA. 368 La Marche, Olivier de 1502 Marche, Olivier de la Le chevalier délibéré Produced by Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Le chevalier délibéré" by Olivier de La Marche is a narrative poem written in the late 15th century. The text follows a knight's introspective journey as he reflects on his past and the nature of mortality, set against the backdrop of chivalric ideals and battles. The central themes revolve around honor, the passage of time, and the inevitability of death, as exemplified by the knight's encounters with figures representing these concepts, such as Accidant and Debile. The beginning of the poem introduces the protagonist as he embarks on a solitary quest, filled with thoughts of his youth and the losses that come with age. He reflects on the transient nature of life and the power of fate, ultimately leading him to confront two formidable knights, Accidant and Debile. As he engages in combat, the knight grapples with both physical and existential challenges, showcasing a blend of valor and vulnerability in the face of grim realities. The tone blends melancholy with a quest for overcoming fate, setting the stage for the deeper philosophical explorations that unfold throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Knights and knighthood -- Poetry PQ Text FR Poésie Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 217944 217952 2024-09-10T11:01:30.994942 2023-09-11T04:29:05.885938 text/html text/html 213119 2008-01-15T06:28:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 407085 2008-01-15T06:28:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 461376 2024-09-10T11:01:39.933974 application/epub+zip 461489 2024-09-10T11:01:33.610008 application/epub+zip 96186 2024-09-10T11:01:31.651935 application/epub+zip 1403288 2024-09-10T11:01:42.910883 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1453174 2024-09-10T11:01:38.229961 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 299389 2022-09-11T09:24:48.430470 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117881 117626 2024-09-10T11:01:29.486957 2023-09-11T04:29:04.365931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 117363 2008-01-15T06:28:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 42651 2008-01-15T06:28:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18061 2024-09-10T11:01:43.061955 application/rdf+xml 13126 2024-09-10T11:01:32.044978 image/jpeg 3359 2024-09-10T11:01:31.845998 image/jpeg 454638 2024-09-10T11:01:31.034953 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog