Parzival: With Titurel and the Love Lyrics by Wolfram von Eschenbach (English) H

Description: Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach, Cyril Edwards Wolframs Parzival continues to inspire and influence, in modern times works as diverse as Wagners Parsifal and Lohengrin, Franz Kafkas The Castle, Terry Gilliams film The Fisher King, and Umberto Ecos Baudolino. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Vast in its scope, incomparably dense in its imagery, Wolfram von Eschenbachs Parzival ranks alongside Dantes Divine Comedy as one of the foremost narrative works to emerge from medieval Europe. This book is a new translation of Parzival, together with the fragments of the Titurel, an elegiac offshoot of Parzival, and the nine love-songs attributed to Wolfram. Parzival is the greatest of the medieval Grail romances. In its depth and complexity of characterisation this work of the early thirteenth century anticipates the modern novel. It encompasses deeds of chivalry, tournaments and sieges, courtly love, and other erotic undertakings, but also sin and penance, and a deeply moving study in depression. Centre stage are the Grail Castle and Arthurs Round Table, but the pagan world of the Orient also is also reflected. Parzival has inspired and influenced works as diverse as Wagners Parsifal and Lohengrin, Franz Kafkas The Castle, Terry Gilliams film The Fisher King, and Umberto Ecos Baudolino. Cyril Edwards thoughtful translation vividly conveys the power of this complex, wide-ranging medieval masterpiece.CYRIL EDWARDS is a lecturer in German at St Peters College and Research Fellow of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford. He is the author of The Beginnings of German Literature (Camden House, 2002), and numerous articles on the medieval lyric and Old High German. His previous translations include Hans Sachss Song of the Nose for the Kings Singers, Bernhard Maiers Dictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture (Boydell & Brewer, 1997) and The Medieval Housebook (Prestel-Verlag, 1997). Review A fine volume with excellent translations and commentaries. For Anglophone readers who wish to know Parzival and the other works, this should become the standard translation. * ARBITRIUM *Edwards has established a new benchmark for English editions of Wolframs works, and his volume earns the right to succeed A. Hattos as the standard. * SPECULUM *Very well produced.... An important resource for scholars, students and serious aficionados; and publisher and translator are to be much applauded for making this exciting text better known to non-German speakers. * TLS *Even readers with little or no German will be able to savour more than a whiff of the challenging power of the medieval original. * MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW * Review Text A fine volume with excellent translations and commentaries. For Anglophone readers who wish to know Parzival and the other works, this should become the standard translation. ARBITRIUM Edwards has established a new benchmark for English editions of Wolframs works, and his volume earns the right to succeed A. Hattos as the standard. SPECULUM Very well produced.... An important resource for scholars, students and serious aficionados; and publisher and translator are to be much applauded for making this exciting text better known to non-German speakers. TLS Even readers with little or no German will be able to savour more than a whiff of the challenging power of the medieval original. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW Review Quote A fine volume with excellent translations and commentaries. For Anglophone readers who wish to know Parzival and the other works, this should become the standard translation. ARBITRIUM Edwards has established a new benchmark for English editions of Wolframs works, and his volume earns the right to succeed A. Hattos as the standard. SPECULUM Very well produced.... An important resource for scholars, students and serious aficionados; and publisher and translator are to be much applauded for making this exciting text better known to non-German speakers. TLS Even readers with little or no German will be able to savour more than a whiff of the challenging power of the medieval original. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW Details ISBN1843840057 Short Title PARZIVAL Pages 368 Series Arthurian Studies Language English ISBN-10 1843840057 ISBN-13 9781843840053 Media Book Format Hardcover DEWEY 831.21 Series Number 56 Translator Julia Walworth Imprint D.S. Brewer Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Translated from German Subtitle With Titurel and the Love Lyrics Edited by Cyril Edwards DOI 10.1604/9781843840053 AU Release Date 2002-10-01 NZ Release Date 2002-10-01 UK Release Date 2002-10-01 Author Cyril Edwards Publisher Boydell & Brewer Ltd Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-10-01 Alternative 9781846151347 Illustrations 7 b/w, 1 line illus. Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:144695322;

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