Perceval; Or, the Story of the Grail

by Chrétien de Troyes

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0820308129
• ISBN13: 9780820308128
• Release Date: October 1985
• Publisher: University of Georgia Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"