by Chrétien de Troyes · Orbis · tapa dura · ISBN 9788475301211
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«El cuento del Grial» is the chivalric novel by Chrétien de Troyes, published by Orbis in hardcover (192 pages, in Spanish).
An unfinished work of the Arthurian cycle, it narrates the adventures of the young Perceval from Wales to the court of King Arthur, where he seeks the Holy Grail. It is the last and most extensive novel by Chrétien de Troyes, and stands out for incorporating a Christian mystical sense into Arthurian narrative. The tale remained incomplete, probably due to the author's death, but influenced the continuations by other medieval writers.
It corresponds to «Historia de Perceval o El cuento del Grial», also known as Perceval ou le Conte du Graal. This edition was published in the Historia Universal de la Literatura collection by Orbis, number 53, with a translation by Agustín Cerezales Laforet.
Recommended for readers interested in medieval literature, the Matter of Britain, and Arthurian cycles.
Chrétien de Troyes was a French poet and trouvère known for his writing on Arthurian subjects such as Gawain, Lancelot, Perceval, and the Holy Grail. Chrétien's chivalric romances, including Erec and Enide, Lancelot, Perceval, and Yvain, represent some of the best-regarded works of medieval literature. His use of structure, particularly in Yvain, has been seen as a step toward the modern novel.
