Parzival, 9780140443615
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A knight’s quest: conquer pride, find Grail, become king.

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    448 pages

  • Release Date

    31 August 1988

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Summary

Parzival: The Epic Quest for the Holy Grail

The great German poem on the completion of the story of the Holy Grail. 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 Chretien 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 St…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780140443615
ISBN-10:0140443614
Series:Penguin Classics
Author:Wolfram Eschenbach, A. Hatto
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Classics
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:448
Edition:1st
Release Date:31 August 1988
Weight:328g
Dimensions:198mm x 132mm x 26mm
About The Author

Wolfram Eschenbach

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.

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