In this verse translation of Perceval; or, The Story of the Grail, Ruth Harwood Cline restores to life the thematically crucial Arthurian tale of t...
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Jun 23, 2011
CB
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In this retelling of an unfinished 12th-century tale, John Perkins attempts to remain faithful to Chretien de Troyes's original while bringing it to a modern audience. Like many of Chretien's romances, the story begins with a young boy (Perceval) seeking out King Arthur's court in order to become a knight. In this case, Perceval is a rather foolish, much too literal, youth who must undergo several trials before maturing. Unlike other knights, Perceval is the only one destined to complete the ul
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Sep 23, 2008
Melissa
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Chrétien de Troyes’ The Story of the Grail (Perceval) has spawned numerous continuations and (some might argue more importantly) a Monty Python movie. Oddly enough, the grail hardly captures the central action of the story, as… returning to my usual Chrétien complaint… the story doesn’t seem to have much of a central action.
The story features interlacing, where Chrétien switches between the story of Perceval and the story of Gawain, but, unlike the glorious Terry Brooks, for instance, More...
The story features interlacing, where Chrétien switches between the story of Perceval and the story of Gawain, but, unlike the glorious Terry Brooks, for instance, More...
May 06, 2009
Noah
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If only Chretien de Troyes had finished this story!!! Perceval is a rather dynamic story, I thought, and was rather complicated (in a good way) at times. This particular translation I thought was good as it read well without seeming too sing-songy (which can happen with rhyming couplets, though credit for the readability maybe should go to Chretien de Troyes before Cline).
Nov 30, 2010
Pan
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this work was really great at the beginning, but once chretien's part was over the voice changed just enough to piss me off. after the first continuation i just skimmed and read stories here and there, i just couldn't read it all straight through at that point.
three stars for chretien, two for the rest.
three stars for chretien, two for the rest.
Sep 15, 2011
Andrea
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I really liked the story of Perceval. However, I didn't care much for the story of Gauvain and what happened to not finishing it? Chrétien went a little lazy there... unless he died and then, oh... so sorry...
Nov 03, 2010
SarahC
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This is a delicately illustrated adaptation of Perceval's tale from Chretien, de Troyes, originally written in the twelth century. There are interesting author and illustrator notes that add to the value of this edition. It is a well-written retelling that would be a good introduction of Arthurian literature for anyone, but is certainly readable for middle elementary school readers on up.
Jan 29, 2012
sarah
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c'est un livre incontournable de la littérature française...qui nous vient du moyen age. Un mythe qui a traverser toute l'europe de l'ouest et qui est devenu la source inépuisable de l'inventaire imaginaire des écrivains de cette culture. De plus, c'est un véritable plaisir à lire
Feb 15, 2008
Stefan
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Really cool to read something almost 1000 years old in french, which is not my mother tongue(swedish). With Dan Brown spreadin his stuff it's quite nice to be able to read (one of?) the first mentionings about the graal - and seeing it's fiction too!
Dec 10, 2007
Perceval is the best one.
I would also have accepted: The Perceval. (said in Dwight K. Schrute voice)
I would also have accepted: The Perceval. (said in Dwight K. Schrute voice)
Dec 16, 2009
patxi
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Origen de mi pasión por los ciclos artúricos. Prosa medieval, reiterativa y pausada.
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