Full E-book Parzival (Penguin Classics) Best Sellers Rank : #1

https://lkmnsorgedhang.blogspot.co.uk/?book=0140443614
Physical description: 448 pages ; 18cm. Notes: Bibliography: p. 448. Translated from the Middle High German. Summary: 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 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. Biography: 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. Subjects: Perceval (Legendary character) - Fiction. Knights and knighthood - Legends. Arthurian romances. German poetry - Middle High German, 1050-1500 - Translations into English. POETRY / Medieval Fiction / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology. Genre: Medieval literature.