{"product_id":"perceval-the-story-of-the-grail-9780300075861","title":"Perceval: The Story of the Grail","description":"One of the most influential storytellers in Western literature, French poet Chr tien de Troyes helped to shape the ever-fascinating legend of King Arthur and the Round Table. Of Chr tien's five surviving romantic Arthurian poems, the last and longest is \u003ci\u003ePerceval\u003c\/i\u003e, an unfinished work that introduces the story of the Grail--a legend quickly adopted by other medieval writers and taken up by a continuing succession of authors. In Chr tien's romance, Perceval progresses from a naive boyhood in rural seclusion to a position of high respect as a knight at Arthur's court. With the help of two teachers--his mother and Gornemant of Goort--Perceval is ultimately able to reject the worldly adventures chosen by other knights and seek important moral and spiritual answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAcclaimed for his sensitive and faithful translations of the poems of Chr tien, Burton Raffel completes the Arthurian series with this rendition of \u003ci\u003ePerceval\u003c\/i\u003e. Raffel conveys to the modern English language reader all the delights of Chr tien's inventive storytelling, perceptive characterizations and vividly evoked emotions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13320970\"\u003eChrétien de Troyes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.22h x 5.54w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300075861\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300075863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-POE\"\u003ePoetry\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-POE005030\"\u003eEuropean | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurton Raffel\u003c\/b\u003e is distinguished professor of humanities at the University of Southwestern Louisiana. His publications include six books and chapbooks of poetry, three texts on the translation process, and translations of many works, including the five Arthurian romances of Chrétien de Troyes. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44715298619629,"sku":"9780300075861","price":49.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_40a198fa-5ae2-4606-aa22-78b7fb6a6658.jpg?v=1704122452","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/perceval-the-story-of-the-grail-9780300075861","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}