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 Chretien 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 [...]

The second edition of the 'Parzival' (ca. 1200/1210) continues to offer the authorative text according to Karl Lachmann and the excellent translation of Peter Knecht.[...]

Der Heilige Gral. Wer ihn hütet, genießt göttlichen Segen - und Speis und Trank im Überfluss. Parzival macht sich auf den Weg, doch als Ritter sucht er den Kampf, und mit dem Schwert ist der Gral nicht zu erlangen. Kurz nimmt er an Artus' Tafelrunde Platz, doch Parzival muss seine eigenen Abente[...]

Parzival is the greatest of the medieval Grail romances. It tells of Parzival's growth from youthful folly to knighthood at the court of King Arthur, and of his quest for the Holy Grail. Cyril Edwards's fine translation also includes the fragments of Titurel, an elegiac offshoot of Parzival.[...]