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Parzival, an Arthurian romance completed by Wolfram von Eschenbach in the first years of the thirteenth century, is one of the foremost works of German literature and a classic that can stand with the great masterpieces of the world. The most important aspects of human existence,... Read Full Overview

Composed in the early thirteenth century, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival is the re-creation and completion of the story left unfinished by its initiator Chrétien de Troyes. It follows Parzival from his boyhood and career as a knight in the court of King Arthur to his ultimate... Read Full Overview

Parzival, an Arthurian romance completed by Wolfram von Eschenbach in the first years of the thirteenth century, is one of the foremost works of German literature and a classic that can stand with the great masterpieces of the world. The most important aspects of human existence,... Read Full Overview

German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach's romance story "Parzival" tells the whirlwind tale of a young man's life as a knight in search for the Holy Grail. It follows the medieval heroic story of Parzival as he tries to balance his desire for love with his quest for the Grail... Read Full Overview

Parzival is another of the attempts to recreate and finish Chr tien de Troyes's unfinished treatment of the character of Perseval. However, this particular version comes to us from the old German language, written by the knight-poet Wolfram von Eschenbach.

It was written in... Read Full Overview

Originally published in 1951, this collaboration of two accomplished translators resulted in the first English verse translation of a major work of German literature. Rather than a translation of the entire poem, in this volume the translators present key passages connected by... Read Full Overview

Parzival is one of Germany's most famous medieval works, written by the poet Wolfram von Eschenbach. From the intro:"In presenting, for the first time, to English readers the greatest work of Germany's greatest medi?val poet, a few words of introduction, alike for poem and writer,... Read Full Overview

Parzival is one of the greatest classic stories of the previous millennium--a colorful tale from the time of knighthood, full of romance, love, and adventure.

David Newbatt's illustrations offer a refreshing, vivid, and direct interpretation of the Quest for the... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc... Read Full Overview

Parzival, an Arthurian romance completed by Wolfram von Eschenbach in the first years of the thirteenth century, is one of the foremost works of German literature and a classic that can stand with the great masterpieces of the world. The most important aspects of human existence,... Read Full Overview

Der mittelhochdeutsche 'Parzival' (ca. 1200/1210) geh rt zur Weltliteratur. Auf kunstvolle Weise verbindet Wolframs Roman den Artus- mit dem Gralsstoff und entfaltet ein handlungs- und figurenreiches Panorama der ritterlich-h fischen Kultur des Mittelalters. Im Mittelpunkt... Read Full Overview

Alle heute im Handel greifbaren Parzival-Ausgaben gehen auf die grundlegende kritische Ausgabe von Karl Lachmann zur?ck, die der deutschen Philologie den Weg gewiesen hat und die bis heute in ihrer philologischen Genauigkeit und im Reichtum ihrer kritischen Informationen unersetzt... Read Full Overview