Perceval; or, The Story of the Grail - Softcover

Troyes, Chrétien De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0820308129 ISBN 13: 9780820308128

Publisher: University of Georgia Press, 1985

Synopsis

In this verse translation of Perceval; or, The Story of the Grail, Ruth Harwood Cline restores to life the thematically crucial Arthurian tale of the education of a knight in his search for the Holy Grail.

Cline's translation, faithful to the highly synthetic, deliberately ornate nature of medieval French, follows Perceval from his home in Wales, through his rich and raucous adventures as a member of the fraternity of knights, to his climactic meeting with the Fisher King. Paralyzed by his first glimpse of the Grail, Perceval fails to save the ailing king. Distraught, the knight begins a new quest for the Grail, a journey on the road of penitence and faith. Perceval's venture, the true test of his knighthood, ends without conclusion; the death of author Chrétien de Troyes left unsaid and undetermined the success of Perceval's quest.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

In this verse translation of 'Perceval, ' Ruth Harwood Cline restores to life the lively Arthurian legend of the education of a knight in his search for the Holy Grail.

About the Author:

CHRÉTIEN DE TROYES (1135?–1191?) was a French poet and trouvère. He is widely regarded as the creator of the literary genre known as the Arthurian romance, and the originator of the heroic medieval character Lancelot.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Publication date: 1985
• ISBN 10: 0820308129
• ISBN 13: 9780820308128
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 280