Parzival

Composed in the early thirteenth century, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival is the re-creation and completion of the story left unfinished by its initiator Chrétien de Troyes. It follows Parzival from his boyhood and career as a knight in the court of King Arthur to his ultimate achievement as King of the Temple of the Grail, which Wolfram describes as a life-giving Stone. As a knight serving the German nobility in the imperial Hohenstauffen period, the author was uniquely placed to describe the zest and colour of his hero's world, with dazzling depictions of courtly luxury, jousting and adventure. Yet this is not simply a tale of chivalry, but an epic quest for spiritual education, as Parzival must conquer his ignorance and pride and learn humility before he can finally win the Holy Grail.

Composed in the early thirteenth century, Wolfram von Eschenbach's Parzival is the re-creation and completion of the story left unfinished by its initiator Chrétien de Troyes. It follows Parzival from his boyhood and career as a knight in the court of King Arthur to his ultimate achievement as King of the Temple of the Grail, which Wolfram describes as a life-giving Stone. As a knight serving the German nobility in the imperial Hohenstauffen period, the author was uniquely placed to describe the zest and colour of his hero's world, with dazzling depictions of courtly luxury, jousting and adventure. Yet this is not simply a tale of chivalry, but an epic quest for spiritual education, as Parzival must conquer his ignorance and pride and learn humility before he can finally win the Holy Grail.

Gralsdigtet Parzival på dansk. Til Grund for Oversættelsen er lagt Karl Bartsch's Udgave: Wolfram`s von Eschenbach Parzival und Titurel. Herausgegeben von Karl Bartsch. I-III. 2. Aufl. Leipzig 1875-76. Bearbejdelser og Oversættelser af Parzival på moderne Tysk forefindes af San Marte (1836), Kari Simrock (1842), Gotthold Böttichcr (1885), Ernst Engelmann (1888) og Karl Pannier (1897). Dansk oversættelse: Christian Fedelius Sophus Michaëlis Sophus Michaëlis: Æren for have bragt dette værk frem på dansk tilkommer Direktionen for Calsbergfonden, som jeg herved binger min bedste tak. (1917) Nærværende udgave er en tro gengivelse af originale, blot er dobbet a ændret til bolle å.