by Chrétien de Troyes · L'Ecole des Loisirs · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782211203708
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«Perceval ou le Conte du Graal» is the Arthurian classic by Chrétien de Troyes, published by L'Ecole des Loisirs in paperback (236 pages, in French).
Perceval grows up in a forest, raised by his mother, who wants to keep him away from knighthood. Seeing some of King Arthur's knights, he decides to go to court; his initial clumsiness gives way to great bravery. At the castle of the Fisher King, he witnesses the Grail procession, which leads him on a spiritual quest and to the discovery of his identity.
Abridged adaptation by Jean-Pierre Tusseau in the Classiques abrégés collection; last work of Chrétien de Troyes, left unfinished, and includes an eight-page pedagogical dossier.
Recommended for readers aged 12 and up; used as school reading in France to introduce medieval classics.
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.
