num_pages: 320
description: Acclaimed for his sensitive and faithful translations of the work of Chrétien de Troyes, Burton Raffel here completes the fifth and last of the French poet`s influential Arthurian poems. Chértien`s unfinished Perceval introduces the story of the Grail and follows Perceval`s progress from a boyhood in rural seclusion to knighthood and high respect at King Arthur`s court.
language: English
title: Perceval: The Story of the Grail
titlecomplete: Perceval: The Story of the Grail
characters: Le Roi Pêcheur, Sir Perceval, Sir Gawain, King Arthur, Blanchefleur
genres: Literature, Arthurian, Classics, Mythology, France, Medieval, Fiction, Poetry, French Literature, Fantasy
ratings_count: 2676
places: Logres
series: Arthurian Romances
publisher: Yale University Press