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"A powerful rendition, an incomparable tale." — The New York Times"Definitely a book to preserve and cherish." — Chicago Sun"The first complete English edition, brilliantly translated. Throughout it retains the beauty and sense of fatality that have made it one of legendary literature's most fascinating tales." — TimeThis immortal tale from the Age of Chivalry concerns the doomed love between a knight and a princess — one of the great romances of medieval literature, along with that of Lancelot and Guinevere. The heroic Tristan, nephew and champion of King Mark of Cornwall, journeys to Ireland to bring home his uncle's betrothed, the fair Iseult. Their shipboard voyage takes a tumultuous turn with a misunderstanding and a magic potion, and the lovers quickly find that there's no turning back.An enduring theme in Western art, literature, and music, Tristan and Iseult's tragic tale was most famously interpreted by Richard Wagner in his popular opera. This edition features J. Bédier's seamless weaving of many medieval sources into a captivating narrative, complemented by Hilaire Belloc's eloquent translation.
Mrs. Axelrod made you read about King Arthur and Queen Guinevere in high school? Too bad; she should have given you this instead. It has plenty of lust in it, and lots of treasonous adultery, and it's very grown-up . . . . maybe that's why she didn't. This is a graceful, engaging, really almost hypnotic rendering of the wonderful old story of valiant Tristan and the beautiful Irish princess Iseult. This story actually predates Arthur and Guinevere who are, as far as I'm concerned, a cheap knockoff. Tristan and Iseult has (the aforementioned) lust and treasonous adultery (go ahead, root for the treasonous adulterers, everybody does), adventure, war, peace, voyages, carelessness, quick thinking, deep loyalty, dreadful betrayals, rage, forgiveness, fight scenes, horses, dogs, dragons, silks, jewels, even more adventure, and an inevitable and very-highly-non-Walt-Disney ending. And it's a faster and lovelier read than Arthur and Guin. A surprisingly touching story. I think you'll like it.
