Tristan and Isolde

Name: Tristan and Isolde
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SKU: 9781804178171
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Series: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends

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The classic medieval tale that brings romance, chivalry, and adventure to the modern reader. Alongside Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf, Tristan and Isolde's tale of doomed love is a classic medieval story whose themes of love, betrayal, honour, and courage have weathered the test... Read More

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Tristan and Isolde

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Tristan and Isolde

An enduring, classic, medieval tale of doomed romance with echoes of the love triangle between King Arthur, Queen Guinevere and Lancelot. Tristan is sent from Cornwall to bring Isolde, an Irish Princess, to marry King Mark, but a love potion is taken, by mistake or otherwise, so passion and tragedy ensue in a tale that lives on today.

The classic medieval tale that brings romance, chivalry and adventure to the modern reader.

Description

The classic medieval tale that brings romance, chivalry, and adventure to the modern reader.

Alongside Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf, Tristan and Isolde's tale of doomed love is a classic medieval story whose themes of love, betrayal, honour, and courage have weathered the test of time.

Modern movies, theatre, and Wagnerian opera productions tell many variations of the Irish maiden who, instructed to marry another, instead falls in love with the Cornish prince tasked to bring her to her betrothed.

A love triangle with strong echoes of the Arthurian legend of Queen Guinevere and Lancelot, Tristan and Isolde is heavily linked to many branches of Celtic legend, from Irish lore to the Welsh Mabinogion and, with Tristan taking part in the Quest for the Holy Grail, in the epic tales of Arthur too.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781804178171

Publisher: Flame Tree Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 12 November 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Flame Tree Publishing

Edition: New edition

Illustration: 10 Line drawings, black and white

Contributors:

General editor J.K. Jackson
Introduction by Dr Mairi Stirling Hill

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 176g

Pages: 256

Collections

Fiction General Fiction Historical Fiction Series: The World's Greatest Myths and Legends

About the Author

Dr Mairi Stirling Hill (Introduction) is a medievalist who works on English and French literature from the latter half of the Middle Ages. She has a particular interest in women and gender in medieval literature and culture, as well as medieval romance and the myth of King Arthur. She has written on women's work and women's roles in medieval law and literature, as well as the role of women in Arthurian legends. Jake Jackson (General editor) has written, edited and contributed to over 20 books on mythology and folklore. Related works include studies of Babylonian creation myths, the philosophy of time and William Blake's use of mythology in his visionary literature