Perceforest: The Prehistory of King Arthur's Britain (Arthurian Studies)
Perceforest has attracted increasing attention from scholars in recent years, and this adaptation, which must have been a huge undertaking, helpfully provides a flavour of the romance for the benefit of a wider readership. MODERN LANGUAGE REVIEW Quoi qu'il en soit, cet imposant volume constitue une importante contribution au champ des études arthuriennes et apparentées, et facilite considérablement l'accès à l'une des ouvres les plus fascinantes de la fin du Moyen ge. CAHIERS DE RECHERCHES MÉDIÉVALES ET HUMANISTES (A) gripping new abridged translation of the Old French Perceforest (...) while interest in the Arthurian legend remains strong, this Old French text demonstrates that the medieval prehistory of Britain's once and future king is no less fascinating.  TLS An English translation of the fascinating, but little known,  Roman de Perceforest is a welcome contribution that should help make this text more accessible both to undergraduates, and to medievalists from fields outside French Studies. MEDIUM AEVUM Scholars and students owe Nigel Bryant a debt of gratitude, for his new English translation makes the Perceforest truly accessible for the first time to those wishing to engage with its marvellous episodes. (...) One can imagine the possibility of using this text - or large sections of it - in the classroom, something preciously difficult or impossible. MEDIEVAL REVIEW Brewer is to be congratulated on its enormous contribution to Arthurian studies over past decades. (...) Bryant has given us a delightfully fast-paced read which rattles along through quests, battles, beautiful maidens and enchantments. (...) A wonderful addition to the Arthurian corpus. FORTEAN TIMES Faced with this fascinating but enormous text (...) the translator and publisher of this (book) (.) took a very sensible decision: to publish a modern, easy-to-read, re-telling in English, which includes all the stories, but not every word of the text. (...) The introduction (...) discusses the many remarkable sides to the fourteenth-century, anonymous author's view of the world. THE RICARDIAN