Perceval: The Story of the Grail

Chretien de Troyes

ISBN 10: 0300075855 / ISBN 13: 9780300075854

Published by Yale Univ Pr, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A., 1999

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Translated from the Old French by Burton Raffel. Purple boards, gilt title & author on front cover and spine. Clean and well preserved copy, free of any internal markings. Seller Inventory # 002728

Bibliographic Details

Title: Perceval: The Story of the Grail

Publisher: Yale Univ Pr, Cumberland, Rhode Island, U.S.A.

Publication Date: 1999

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition

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Synopsis:

Acclaimed for his sensitive and faithful translations of the work of Chr_tien de Troyes, Burton Raffel here completes the fifth and last of the French poet`s influential Arthurian poems. Chrtien`s unfinished Perceval introduces the story of the Grail and follows Perceval`s progress from a boyhood in rural seclusion to knighthood and high respect at King Arthur`s court.

About the Author:

Burton Raffel is distinguished professor of humanities at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. His publications include six books and chapbooks of poetry, three texts on the translation process, and translations of many works, including the five Arthurian romances of Chrétien de Troyes.