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Perceforest: The Prehistory of King Arthur's Britain (Arthurian Studies) Rank: #2884215 in BooksPublished on: 2011-03-17Original language: EnglishNumber of items: 1Dimensions: 9.61" h x 1.69" w x 6.69" l, 3.95 pounds Binding: Hardcover640 pages 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.complex set of 'lays' of pre-Aurthurian legends beginning when Alexander the Great entered BritainBy wanderingwordeyeA very long, complex set of 'lays' of pre-Aurthurian legends beginning when Alexander the Great entered Britain. It is not a quick read. It has over 1 million words. But it is fascinating. I'll read a bit every day. Well worth the time to read if you are fascinated by legends of King Arthur.0 of 3 people found the following review helpful.Great !By Christopher BevinsIt arrived on time for my wife's birthday! I would recommend this buyer to anyone looking the material they are selling8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.A Marvelous, Little-Known Masterpiece of World Literature--and Catnip for fans of Arthurian LegendsBy IAYou can put away your Tolkien and other faux-medieval sagas--this is the real thing. Perceforest is a massive and incredible work, written in the early 1330s, that purports to be a history of pre-Arthurian Brtitain. It's also one of most overlooked books of world literature. And boy is it wild! This is an Arthurian legend avant Arthur, with lengthy guest appearances by Alexander the Great (who hands over England to King Perceforest) and Julius Caesar, who jousts with knights on horseback! Did I mention it also has the first written version of the Sleeping Beauty story, a Fairy Queen, a homicidal one year old born with a crossbow in his hand, a four-legged hairy fish with the head of an ox, a fallen angel who enjoys pranking his human friends, and more enchantments than you can shake a stick at This monster of a book delivers a heady, vast mix of chivalry, folklore, adventure, and romance.If you're familiar with the French Arthurian romances, you can see how they've inspired the author of Perceforest--there are many echoes of the Prose Tristan and the Grail sagas (including appearances by the Questing Beast), but they never feel derivative. And whereas the Grail romances could be emotionally austere and psychotically anti-sex, the author of Perceforest is a good-humored, sometimes bawdy fellow with an encyclopedic mind and an endless talent for remixing his sources in startling ways. He takes you through the history of several generations of kings, knights, and damsels (the great-great-great-great grandparents of King Arthur, Lancelot, Merlin, and so on) as the kingdom of Perceforest weathers its share of cataclysms and trials, and ultimately bridges his book with the History of the Holy Grail from the Lancelot Vulgate. The author perhaps runs out of steam toward the end, but the book is never tiresome--I wouldn't have minded if it was twice as long, and Perceforest is surprisingly well-structured and calibrated for a book of such incredible length.The original version of Perceforest was written in Old French and spread across six volumes, the smallest being longer than Moby Dick! This English translation by Nigel Bryant weighs in at 780 pages but is a brisk read. Arthurian fans everywhere owe Bryant thanks for pulling off a remarkable feat--rather than translate a series of extracts connected with bare-bone summary, he recounts every worthwhile incident and interesting line of dialogue while summarizing the less essential connective passages and recaps. No characters or events have been left out, and you never feel as if you've missed a thing. The book flows smoothly, though at times it can be hard keeping track of the hundreds of knights and their progeny.This is the first version of Perceforest in English, and it's the most important translation of an Arthurian romance since the editions of the Lancelot-Grail released in the late 1990s. It's also the last original Arthurian saga created in medieval times (Malory's work by contrast is a compilation). Though this edition is costly, you can't afford to miss it if you love magical adventures of chivalrous knights on marvelous quests. Here is your passport to the world of medieval adventure--take it!See all 3 customer reviews...
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