The Legend of Sir Perceval [Hardcover]

Jessie L. Weston (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0404535607 | ISBN-13: 978-0404535605 | Publication Date: June 1988

Originally published in 1906-09. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Ams Pr Inc (June 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0404535607
• ISBN-13: 978-0404535605
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,807,699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent summary of the Perceval tradition., July 14, 1998

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This review is from: The Legend of Sir Perceval (Hardcover)

The less-than-perfect ranking is simply because Weston's work has been superseded in many areas by modern Arthurian scholars. This study of the Perceval legend is still one of the few places you can find a thorough overview of the entire collection of Grail stories that feature Sir Perceval as the hero. Weston includes many variants that are hard-to-find, unusual, and obscure. Her love of the Celtic-origin hypothesis and her pet notion that folklore and myth developed from ancient rituals color most of her commentary. Even so, the study was influential in its day and still holds value for the modern scholar.