Product Description

The Holy Grail has intrigued and inspired countless readers over the centuries since it first appeared in Chrétien's Perceval. Essentially the story of the making of a knight, both in worldly and spiritual terms, it is also the source of some of the most dramatic and mysterious adventures of romance. First English translation.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1208112 in Books
• Published on: 1997-07-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 326 pages

Review
(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.