Perceval, Or, The Story of the Grail

Perceval, Or, The Story of the Grail
Author: Chrétien de Troyes
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 2011-03-15
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0820340545

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 climactic meeting with the Fisher King. Paralyzed by his first glimpse of the Grail, Perceval fails to save the ailing king. Distraught, the knight begins a new quest for the Grail, a journey on the road of penitence and faith. Perceval's venture, the true test of his knighthood, ends without conclusion; the death of author Chrétien de Troyes left unsaid and undetermined the success of Perceval's quest.

John Perceval

John Perceval
Author: Traudi Allen
Publisher: Melbourne University Publish
Total Pages: 200
Release: 1992-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 9780522844955

Attractively illustrated book which explores the life and career of this renowned Australian artist from the 1920s to the present. Contains a catalogue raisonn}, list of principal exhibitions, summary of biographical details and an extensive bibliography are included. The hardback is a limited edition.

Perceval

Perceval
Author: John Perkins
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2007
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

Retells the Arthurian legend of Perceval, a foolish and impatient boy who realizes his dream of becoming a great knight, but meets with misfortune when he forgets to pray and serve God.

The Didot "Perceval"

The Didot
Author: William Roach
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2016-11-11
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1512805726

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Perceval/Parzival

Perceval/Parzival
Author: Arthur Groos
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1136510001

This volume in the Arthurian Characters and Themes series treats the fascinating character of Perceval, the naive and flawed but gifted youth who becomes the Grail hero in some texts and yet is eclipsed in others by Galahad. Also includes eight musical examples.

The Continuations of Chrétien's Perceval

The Continuations of Chrétien's Perceval
Author: Leah Tether
Publisher: DS Brewer
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2012
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 1843843161

The Continuations of Chretien de Troyes' Perceval are here examined as constituting a discrete genre of medieval literature. The notion of Continuation in medieval literature is a familiar one - but difficult to define precisely. Despite the existence of important texts which are commonly referred to as Continuations, such as Le Roman de la Rose,Le Chevalier de la Charrette and, of course, the Perceval Continuations, the mechanics and processes involved in actually producing a Continuation have found themselves indistinguishable from those associated with other forms of medieval réécriture. The Perceval Continuations (composed c.1200-1230) constitute a vast body of material which incorporates four separately authored Continuations, each of which seeks to further,in some way, the unfinished Perceval of Chrétien de Troyes - though they are not merely responses to his work. Chronologically, they were composed one after the other, and the next in line picks up where the previous one left off; they thus respond intertextually to each other as well as to Chrétien, and only one actually furnishes the story as a whole with an ending. Here, these fascinating texts are used as a lens for examining, defining and distinguishing the whole concept of a Continuation; the author also employs theories as to what constitutes an "end" and what is "unfinished", alongside scrutiny of other medieval "ends" and Continuations. Dr Leah Tether isa Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Cultures of the Digital Economy Institute, Anglia Ruskin University.

The Manuscript Relations of Manessier's Continuation of the Old French Perceval

The Manuscript Relations of Manessier's Continuation of the Old French Perceval
Author: Robert H. Ivy, Jr.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1512817147

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas.

Perceval and Gawain in Dark Mirrors

Perceval and Gawain in Dark Mirrors
Author: Rupert T. Pickens
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476618593

An innovative author of verse romance, Chretien de Troyes wrote in northern France between 1170 and 1190. Credited with the first Arthurian romance, he composed five works set in King Arthur's court, culminating with an unfinished masterpiece, the Conte del Graal (Story of the Grail). This text is the first to mention the banquet serving dish that became the Holy Grail in early efforts to rewrite or complete the text. This book focuses on the Conte's narrative depiction of mirrors real and metaphorical: shining armor, a polished golden eagle, the Grail itself, St. Paul's enigmatic looking glass, the blood drops in snow in which Perceval sees the face of his beloved. The last chapter joins the controversy over Chretien's intended conclusion, and proposes a climactic ending in which Perceval, heir to the Grail kingdom, confronts his double, Gawain, heir to Arthur's Logres.