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About this audiobook
A tale of chivalry and doomed, transcendent love, The Romance of Tristan and Iseult is one of the most resonant works of Western literature, as well as the basis for our enduring idea of romance. The story of the Cornish knight and the Irish princess who meet by deception, fall in love by magic, and pursue that love in defiance of heavenly and earthly law has inspired artists from Matthew Arnold to Richard Wagner. But nowhere has it been retold with greater eloquence and dignity than in Joseph Bédier's edition, which weaves several medieval sources into a seamless whole, elegantly translated by Hilaire Belloc and Paul Rosenfeld. This story predates that of Lancelot and Guinevere, and is one of the most influential romances of the medieval period, inspiring many artists, from story-tellers to painters to composers.
Audiobook details
GenreRomance
Length2 hrs 36 mins
Narrated byJoy Chan
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 3, 2021
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Childhood of Tristan
9Ogrin the Hermit
2The Morholt out of Ireland
10The Ford
3The Quest of the Lady with the Hair of Gold
11The Ordeal by Iron
4The Philtre
12The Little Fairy Bell
5The Tall Pine-Tree
13Iseult of the White Hands
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6The Discovery
14The Madness of Tristan
7The Chantry Leap
15The Death of Tristan
8The Wood of Morois
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