Perceval, or the Tale of the Grail
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Perceval, or the Tale of the Grail
19.99 €
The work of Chrétien de Troyes is a famous 12th-century chivalric romance that tells the story of the adventures of the knights Perceval and Gawain. It is here that the plot — or myth? — of the search for the Grail first appears, which had a powerful influence on the entire Western culture of the following centuries.
But what is this Grail? Who is its mysterious keeper, the feeble Fisher King? And what is the “bleeding spear” that the hero encounters? The book is imbued with an atmosphere of mystery and reticence, but it contains not only riddles, but also roguish humor, courtly love, fierce knightly fights and that wonderful “suddenly” that does not allow the heroes to stray from the path of adventure...
The reader will be helped to understand the intricacies of medieval culture by the introductory article by N.V. Zababurova (1944–2014), co-author of the translation, Doctor of Philology and professor. For this edition, the complete poetic translation was verified and clarified by its co-author, A.N. Triandafilidi.
But what is this Grail? Who is its mysterious keeper, the feeble Fisher King? And what is the “bleeding spear” that the hero encounters? The book is imbued with an atmosphere of mystery and reticence, but it contains not only riddles, but also roguish humor, courtly love, fierce knightly fights and that wonderful “suddenly” that does not allow the heroes to stray from the path of adventure...
The reader will be helped to understand the intricacies of medieval culture by the introductory article by N.V. Zababurova (1944–2014), co-author of the translation, Doctor of Philology and professor. For this edition, the complete poetic translation was verified and clarified by its co-author, A.N. Triandafilidi.
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- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Myths from start to finish