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Perceval: The Story of the Grail (Chretien de Troyes Romances)
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Product Description
The story of the Grail. Perceval progresses from a naive boyhood in rural seclusion to a position of high respect as a knight at King Arthur's court.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #359411 in Books
- Published on: 1999-02-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 320 pages
Editorial Reviews
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(An) excellent translation. (...) The most complete account of the Continuations in English, making the text usefully accessible to a wider audience. MEDIUM AEVUMAll serious students should have a copy. PENDRAGON
MEDIUM AEVUM, vol. LXXVI, 2007
[An] excellent translation. [...] The most complete account of the Continuations in English, making the text usefully accessible to a wider audience.
Customer Reviews
The best arturian novel
Written by the french author Chretien de Troyes in the XIIth century, "Perceval" is the best arturian novel ever wrote and one of the more important works in the european medieval literature. The book narrates Perceval's epic search of the mitic Graal through different places. But also describes the character's complex evolution, from the total innocence (he doesn't know even his name) to... (Read the book!)
The poem, unfortunately, is unfinished after more than 9000 lines due to the author's death.
