Parzival
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the heart of medieval German literature stands Parzival, Wolfram von Eschenbach's magnificent verse romance — an epic chronicle of a young, naïve knight's transformation into a worthy guardian of the Holy Grail, set against the richly imagined world of Arthurian chivalry. The narrative follows Parzival from his sheltered, innocent beginnings through a series of trials, tournaments, and moral failures — most significantly his fateful silence at the court of the wounded Fisher King — tracing a spiritual and ethical journey as profound as any in Western literature. Steeped in the culture of medieval courtly love and Christian mysticism, the romance weaves together knightly adventure, theological inquiry, and tender human drama with a complexity that continues to astonish readers centuries after its composition. Wolfram's style is famously bold and idiosyncratic — by turns comic, cryptic, and deeply moving — presenting a vision of heroism that prizes compassion and inner growth over brute martial prowess. Widely regarded as one of the supreme achievements of the Middle High German literary tradition, Parzival has exerted an enduring influence on European culture, most notably inspiring Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal. This Penguin Classics edition makes the text accessible to modern readers without diminishing the epic's grandeur, leaving one to wonder: can a man redeem his greatest failing through wisdom alone?
Author: Wolfram Von Eschenbach
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the heart of medieval German literature stands Parzival, Wolfram von Eschenbach's magnificent verse romance — an epic chronicle of a young, naïve knight's transformation into a worthy guardian of the Holy Grail, set against the richly imagined world of Arthurian chivalry. The narrative follows Parzival from his sheltered, innocent beginnings through a series of trials, tournaments, and moral failures — most significantly his fateful silence at the court of the wounded Fisher King — tracing a spiritual and ethical journey as profound as any in Western literature. Steeped in the culture of medieval courtly love and Christian mysticism, the romance weaves together knightly adventure, theological inquiry, and tender human drama with a complexity that continues to astonish readers centuries after its composition. Wolfram's style is famously bold and idiosyncratic — by turns comic, cryptic, and deeply moving — presenting a vision of heroism that prizes compassion and inner growth over brute martial prowess. Widely regarded as one of the supreme achievements of the Middle High German literary tradition, Parzival has exerted an enduring influence on European culture, most notably inspiring Richard Wagner's opera Parsifal. This Penguin Classics edition makes the text accessible to modern readers without diminishing the epic's grandeur, leaving one to wonder: can a man redeem his greatest failing through wisdom alone?