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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Chrétien de Troyes , Nigel BryantPublisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd Imprint: D.S. Brewer Volume: v. 82 Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9781843844983ISBN 10: 1843844982 Pages: 634 Publication Date: 20 April 2018 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Chrétien de Troyes: Perceval The First Continuation The Second Continuation Gerbert's Continuation The Third Continuation Appendix 1: The Elucidation Prologue Appendix 2: Bliocadran Appendix 3: Independent conclusion to the Second Continuation in the Bern manuscript [Burgerbibliothek 113]ReviewsBryant's translations are very readable. FABULA This fine edition of the Grail story surrenders many treasures to a close read. Bryant capsulizes the seminal Chretien version and the continuations in the introductory section, providing a helpful guide through the nearly six hundred pages that follow. COMITATUS Nigel Bryant's translation is highly reliable, engaging, and as lively as he can make it (his stint as Head of Drama at Marlborough College has served him well). . . . This new and Complete Story of the Grail offers a fresh translation with complete texts for all four continuations, as well as two prequels, along with more supporting apparatus to guide a twenty-first-century public. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW This book makes a significant contribution to Arthurian studies. . . . Bryant should again be commended for his ability to bring that which was distant closer and make it just as compelling. Highly recommended. CHOICE This fine edition of the Grail story surrenders many treasures to a close read. Bryant capsulizes the seminal Chretien version and the continuations in the introductory section, providing a helpful guide through the nearly six hundred pages that follow. COMITATUS Nigel Bryant's translation is highly reliable, engaging, and as lively as he can make it (his stint as Head of Drama at Marlborough College has served him well). . . . This new and Complete Story of the Grail offers a fresh translation with complete texts for all four continuations, as well as two prequels, along with more supporting apparatus to guide a twenty-first-century public. THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW This book makes a significant contribution to Arthurian studies. . . . Bryant should again be commended for his ability to bring that which was distant closer and make it just as compelling. Highly recommended. CHOICE Bryant's translations are very readable. * FABULA * This fine edition of the Grail story surrenders many treasures to a close read. Bryant capsulizes the seminal Chretien version and the continuations in the introductory section, providing a helpful guide through the nearly six hundred pages that follow. * COMITATUS * Nigel Bryant's translation is highly reliable, engaging, and as lively as he can make it (his stint as Head of Drama at Marlborough College has served him well). . . . This new and Complete Story of the Grail offers a fresh translation with complete texts for all four continuations, as well as two prequels, along with more supporting apparatus to guide a twenty-first-century public. * THE MEDIEVAL REVIEW * This book makes a significant contribution to Arthurian studies. . . . Bryant should again be commended for his ability to bring that which was distant closer and make it just as compelling. Highly recommended. * CHOICE * Author InformationNIGEL BRYANT is well known for his lively and accurate versions of medieval French works. His translations of Chrétien de Troyes' Perceval and all its continuations and of the extraordinary late Arthurian romance Perceforest have been major achievements; he has also translated Jean le Bel's history of the early stages of the Hundred Years War, and the 13th- and 14th-century biographies of William Marshal and Bertrand du Guesclin. He was awarded the 2019 Norris J. Lacy Prize for outstanding editorial achievement in Arthurian studies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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