Tristan and the Round Table: A Translation of La Tavola Ritonda - Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies - Volume 28

449 Pages. Red cloth with gold spine lettering and decoration. Beautiful as new gift quality condition. No defects noted. Interior text pages are near flawless. From Page Four - My lords, this book tells and devises the fine adventures, the great deeds of chivalry, and the noble tournaments done in the time of King Uter Pandragon and the barons of the Tavola Vecchia, three hundred years and more after the death of our lord Iesu Cristo, son of the true and living God. Also it tells of the other deeds of chivalry done in the time of King Artu and the brave knights of the Tavola Nuova, especially by Sir Tristano, Sir Lancilotto, Sir Galasso, and Sir Palamidesso, and generally by all the other knights errant of the Tavola, and by foreign knights and those from far countries who at that time were proving themselves in deeds of arms. And also we will show the destruction of the Tavola, which came about through the undertaking of the high quest of the Sangradale. Therefore let each of you take care to be kind and courteous in listening to it, so that you may each be pleased with the story and the author may receive joy and delight.…