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Tristan: With the Tristran of Thomas

Gottfried von Straßburg

Paperback | Pages: 384 pages

Rating: 3.84 | 1575 Users | 49 Reviews

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Original Title:	Tristan
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Iseult, Tristan

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Gottfried's version of this legendary romance--in which Tristan and Isolde chance to drink a magic potion that causes them to fall in love--portrays Tristan in the round as an attractive and sophisticated pre-Renaissance man. While Gottfried adheres faithfully to the events as set down by Thomas, his chosen source, he is correct over questions of Chrisianity and religion, but no more.In fact his persona as narrator is oddly elusive and engaging. A virtuoso stylist, adept in irony and wit, he is subtle and almost unmedieval in putting across his own impressions of a love that transcends the bounds advocated by Church or society.

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Title	:	Tristan: With the Tristran of Thomas
Author	:	Gottfried von Straßburg
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 384 pages
Published	:	July 30th 1960 by Penguin Classics (first published 1210)
Categories	:	Classics. Historical. Medieval. Fiction. Mythology. Arthurian. European Literature. German Literature. Literature. Poetry

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Ratings: 3.84 From 1575 Users | 49 Reviews

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What a wild ride. It is a good read.

Excellent source material, and very illuminating in terms of attitudes and the psychology of people "back in the day". A little lumpy in prose style, but given the century in which the work was written, that's forgiven.

Overall entertaining story, the only issue I had was with the utilization of female characters in the story. Every woman is screwing over another for either a man or self gain. No great value is put on a woman unless she is the object of the main character's affection. Of course you have to take into account the time period in which this was written.

Gottfried von Strassburgs Tristan (with Thomas ending as Gottfried never finished it) is the first romance Ive read for my Arthurian Romance class that I actually enjoyed.Gottfrieds story is longer than Chrétien de Troyes and more focused than Gregory of Monmouths, so that he is able to really construct interesting characters and an emotionally intriguing plot. Though generally Gottfrieds characters are the problematic but idealized knights and damsels (both attractive, desired, courtly), his

looove it, read it in german though

Overall entertaining story, the only issue I had was with the utilization of female characters in the story. Every woman is screwing over another for either a man or self gain. No great value is put on a woman unless she is the object of the main character's affection. Of course you have to take into account the time period in which this was written.

In spite of it being assigned reading, I really enjoyed this!