Perceval: The Story of the Grail (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781843841029)

The original version of one of the greatest and most potent of medieval legends.

Chr騁ien de Troyes' Perceval is the most important single Arthurian romance. It contains the very first mention of the mysterious grail, later to become the Holy Grail and the focal point of the spiritual quest of the knights of Arthur's court.

Chr騁ien left the poem unfinished, but the extraordinary and intriguing theme of the Grail was too good to leave, and other poets continued and eventually completed it. This is the only English translation to include selections from the three continuations and from the work of Gerbert de Montreuil, making the romance a coherent whole, and following through Chr騁ien's essential theme of the making of a knight, in both worldlyand spiritual terms. It is thus the most complete account available in English of the essential Arthurian romance, the origin of the Grail legend.

Author: Chretien De Troyes
ISBN-10: 1843841029
ISBN-13: 9781843841029
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Language: English
Published: 09/14/2006
Pages: 350
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d