{"product_id":"iparzivali-9781843840053","title":"Parzival","description":"\u003cb\u003eWolfram's \u003ci\u003eParzival\u003c\/i\u003e continues to inspire and influence, in modern times works as diverse as Wagner's \u003ci\u003eParsifal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLohengrin\u003c\/i\u003e, Franz Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, Terry Gilliam's film \u003ci\u003eThe Fisher King\u003c\/i\u003e, and Umberto Eco's \u003ci\u003eBaudolino\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVast in its scope, incomparably dense in its imagery, Wolfram von Eschenbach's \u003ci\u003eParzival\u003c\/i\u003e ranks alongside Dante's \u003ci\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the foremost narrative works to emerge from medieval Europe. This book is a newtranslation of \u003ci\u003eParzival\u003c\/i\u003e, together with the fragments of the \u003ci\u003eTiturel\u003c\/i\u003e, an elegiac offshoot of \u003ci\u003eParzival\u003c\/i\u003e, and the nine love-songs attributed to Wolfram.  \u003ci\u003eParzival\u003c\/i\u003e 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 Arthur's Round Table, but the pagan world of the Orient also is also reflected.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParzival\u003c\/i\u003e has inspired and influenced works as diverse as Wagner's \u003ci\u003eParsifal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLohengrin\u003c\/i\u003e, Franz Kafka's \u003ci\u003eThe Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, Terry Gilliam's film \u003ci\u003eThe Fisher King\u003c\/i\u003e, and Umberto Eco's \u003ci\u003eBaudolino\u003c\/i\u003e. Cyril Edwards' thoughtful translation vividlyconveys the power of this complex, wide-ranging medieval masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  CYRIL EDWARDS is a lecturer in German at St Peter's College and Research Fellow of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, University of Oxford. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Beginnings of German Literature\u003c\/i\u003e (Camden House, 2002), and numerous articles on the medieval lyric and Old High German. His previous translations include Hans Sachs's \"Song of the Nose\" for the King's Singers, Bernhard Maier's \u003ci\u003eDictionary of Celtic Religion and Culture\u003c\/i\u003e (Boydell \u0026amp; Brewer, 1997) and \u003ci\u003eThe Medieval Housebook\u003c\/i\u003e (Prestel-Verlag, 1997).","brand":"Wolfram von Eschenbach","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48280799346939,"sku":"9781843840053","price":170.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781843840053.jpg?v=1772487498","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/iparzivali-9781843840053","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}