Parzival

Informationen zum Autor Wolfram von Eschenbach was the greatest of the medieval German poets. Very little is known about his life, but it is generally accepted that he belonged to a Bavarian family of lower nobility. He probably died between 1220 and 1230. A.T. Hatto has translated Tristan and The Nibelungenlied for Penguin Classics. Klappentext 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 achievement as King of the Temple of the Grail, which Wolfram describes as a life-giving Stone. As a knight serving the German nobility in the imperial Hohenstauffen period, the author was uniquely placed to describe the zest and colour of his hero's world, with dazzling depictions of courtly luxury, jousting and adventure. Yet this is not simply a tale of chivalry, but an epic quest for spiritual education, as Parzival must conquer his ignorance and pride and learn humility before he can finally win the Holy Grail. Zusammenfassung A.T. Hatto's translation conveys the bold exuberance and complexities of 'Parzival', the great German poem on the Holy Grail, while Hatto's foreword examines the genre of medieval Grail Romances. This edition also includes a glossary, an 'Introduction to a Second Reading' and further reading. Inhaltsverzeichnis Parzival - Wolfram von Eschenbach Translated by A. T. Hatto Foreword Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Wolfram's Apology Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 An Introduction to a Second Reading A Glossary of Personal Names A List of Works in English for Further Reading

Product details

• Authors: Wolfram Eschenbach, Wolfram Von Eschenbach, A. Hatto, A. T. Hatto, W. Von Eschenbach, Wolfram Von Eschenbach, Wolfram Von Eschenback, Wolfram
• Assisted by: A T Hatto (Translation), A. Hatto (Translation), A. T. Hatto (Translation), Hatto A. (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.1980
• EAN: 9780140443615
• ISBN: 978-0-14-044361-5
• No. of pages: 448
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 197 mm x 22 mm
• Series: Penguin Classics; Penguin Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Europa, Mittelalterlicher Stil, Germany, Poetry, Bavaria, FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, POETRY / European / General, POETRY / Medieval, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Ancient Sagas and epics, 13th century, c 1200 to c 1299