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Lanzelet
Ulrich Von Zatzikhoven
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Description for Lanzelet
Paperback. Lanzelet, one of the first known versions of the Lancelot story, is a critical work in medieval literature. This Middle High German romance is a rendering of a lost French tale of Lancelot that likely predates Chretien de Troyes's famous Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart. Translator(s): Kerth, Thomas. Series: Records of Western Civilization Series. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: DCF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 164 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
Lanzelet, one of the first known versions of the Lancelot story, is a critical work in medieval literature. This Middle High German romance is a rendering of a lost French tale of Lancelot that likely predates Chretien de Troyes's famous Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart. Ulrich von Zatzikhoven obtained a copy of the original book in 1194 and translated the work from French into German. Kenneth G.T. Webster made the first English translation in the 1930s, and Columbia University Press published it in 1951. Following Webster's death, the famed Arthurian scholar Roger Sherman Loomis made slight modifications to ... Read more
Lanzelet, one of the first known versions of the Lancelot story, is a critical work in medieval literature. This Middle High German romance is a rendering of a lost French tale of Lancelot that likely predates Chretien de Troyes's famous Lancelot or the Knight of the Cart. Ulrich von Zatzikhoven obtained a copy of the original book in 1194 and translated the work from French into German. Kenneth G.T. Webster made the first English translation in the 1930s, and Columbia University Press published it in 1951. Following Webster's death, the famed Arthurian scholar Roger Sherman Loomis made slight modifications to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Series
Records of Western Civilization Series
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231128698
SKU
V9780231128698
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About Ulrich Von Zatzikhoven
Thomas Kerth is associate professor in the Department of European Languages at SUNY Stony Brook. He lives in Stony Brook, New York.
Reviews for Lanzelet
Thomas Kerth's new translation of this important work makes it possible for a wider readership...to reassess its place.
David F. Johnson Arthuriana A successful balance between literal accuracy and the requirements of English prose... conveys much of the liveliness of Ulrich's style. Forum for Modern Language Studies
David F. Johnson Arthuriana A successful balance between literal accuracy and the requirements of English prose... conveys much of the liveliness of Ulrich's style. Forum for Modern Language Studies