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This exciting new volume presents the first critical edition with English translation of the lengthy prose compilation known as the 'Tristano panciatichiano' which is preserved in a unique manuscript in the Biblioteca Nazionale of Florence (MS Panc. 33). This is the first time the Italian text has been published in its entirety in any form. Assembled by the mid-fourteenth century, the manuscript is an original compilation in Italian of several discrete narratives (or 'based on several French models'): the 'Queste del San Graal', 'Joseph d'Arimathie', the 'Mort Artu', and notably, the 'Roman de Tristan en prose'. The compilation also includes a brief exchange of love letters for which no source has thus far been identified. While the edition itself will be of great interest to Italianists, the translation into English will facilitate the study of this text by Arthurianists and medievalists of various disciplines. Access to this text will contribute greatly to understanding of manuscript transmission, translation, cyclification, linguistic phenomenon, and cultural exchange in particular. In addition, it will furnish important new evidence for the study of Arthurian material in Italy. Apparatus includes a finding list of Arthurian manuscripts produced, owned or read by Italians, a select bibliography, and an index of proper names found in the narrative.
Gloria Allaire continues to expand our knowledge of late-medieval Italian literature through her study and translation of vernacular chivalric texts. (...) This is an important resource for students of medieval Italian literature and for other scholars studying the Arthurian tradition. SPECULUM
| Abstract | p. 1 |
| Introduction | p. 3 |
| Arthurian Cycle Manuscripts copied, decorated or owned by Italians | p. 13 |
| The Quest for the Holy Grail | p. 26 |
| Two Love Letters | p. 122 |
| The Story of Tristan: From his Birth to the False News of his Death | p. 126 |
| The Death of King Arthur | p. 320 |
| The Story of Tristan: The Tournament at Loverzep | p. 388 |
| The Story of Tristan: Last Exploits and Death of the Lovers | p. 698 |
| Select Bibliography | p. 737 |
| Index of Proper Names | p. 747 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780859916455
ISBN-10: 0859916456
Series: Arthurian Archives
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 768
Published: 4th July 2002
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6
x 3.9
Weight (kg): 1.243
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