18 books like Parzival and Titurel

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Arthurian romances Chrétien de Troyes · 1913 · ★ 3.6 · 377p · ≈ 12h · Challenging Offers modern translations of the medieval French poems about the Knights of the Round Table, including "Erec and Enide," "Lancelot," and "Perceval," and briefly discusses Chretien's life and writing style. Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances

The high history of the Holy Graal Anonymous · 1898 · 390p · ≈ 13h · Challenging Joseph Campbell, in his epic study The Masks of God places Wolfram's Parzival squarely on the dividing line between ancient and modern. Emma Jung, whose psychological insights are invaluable, identifies the Grail cycle as the beginning of the immanent spirituality of Christianity, in opposition to the more ancient transcendent view. Adolf Hitler considered the Hallows of the Grail to be an… Shares: Perceval, Romances, Arthurian romances

Le roman breton Jean Frappier · 1952 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Shares: Perceval, Romances, Arthurian romances

Three early English metrical romances Robson, John · 1842 · 132p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Shares: Arthur, Romances, Arthurian romances

Arthurian Chronicles Wace · 2006 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate This work from the early 20th century contains translated editions of two early Arthurian tales by the authors Wace and Layamon. Shares: Arthur, Arthurian romances

Parsival Richard Monaco · 1977 · ★ 3.7 · 343p · ≈ 11h · Moderate The classic tale of one of King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table is thrillingly reimagined in this gritty, contemporary novel. Richard Monaco has taken a slice of the Arthurian legend and created a thoroughly modern-minded re-imagining of the classic tale. Colorful medieval settings blend with a hard-edged look at human foibles and a romantic story of love and loss is narrated with a lean,… Shares: Perceval, Arthurian romances

Méliador Jean Froissart · 1895 Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances

He Robert A. Johnson · 1987 · ★ 4.0 · 81p · ≈ 2h · Moderate “Entertaining, informative, thought-provoking, mysterious, poetic. Men who read it will surely learn much about themselves, and women—particularly those who are unfortunately misled into thinking of men as “the enemy”—will find it a real eye-opener.”—Ruth Tiffany Barnhouse, M.D., Th.M., Harvard University Robert A. Johnson's classic work exploring the differences between man and woman, female and… Shares: Perceval, Romances, Arthurian romances

The Story of the Champions of the Round Table Howard Pyle · 1905 · 328p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Tells the story of King Arthur, the knights of the Round Table, and how the magician Merlin was betrayed to his undoing by Vivian the sorceress. Shares: Perceval, Arthur, Arthurian romances

The book of romance Andrew Lang · 1902 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Challenging From the Andrew Lang prismatic series, this is the "Book of Romance", a most attractive selection of what the editor calls "fairy-tales grown up," the Round Table romances and similar stories, with colored pictures and line pictures by H. J . Ford-making a book for the reside dreaming of romantic curly-heads, who will be unaware that they are learning the lore of their race… Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances

Grail (Pendragon Cycle #5) Stephen R. Lawhead · 1995 · 374p · ≈ 12h · Moderate A great king faces the ultimate challenge: a dangerous quest through realms of magic and the undead toward a confrontation with his destiny. Drought, plague, and war have left the Isle of the Mighty battered and its heart, the beloved Arthur, grievously injured—until a secret relic is brought before the dying King; a Holy Grail that heals his wounds and restores his vigor. But soon evil enters… Shares: Arthur, Romances, Arthurian romances

Parzival Wolfram von Eschenbach · 1885 · ★ 3.7 · 127p · ≈ 4h · Challenging German poet Wolfram von Eschenbach's romance story "Parzival" tells the whirlwind tale of a young man's life as a knight in search for the Holy Grail. It follows the Medieval heroic story of Parzival (Percival in the English texts) as he tries to balance his desire for love with his quest for the Grail. At first, Parzival is childish and ignorant, and his bad choices prohibit him from… Shares: Perceval, Romances, Arthurian romances

The Thornton romances James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps · 1844 · 312p · ≈ 10h · Challenging Book digitized by Google and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. Shares: Perceval, Romances, Arthurian romances

The Great Captains (The Epic Romance of King Arthur) Henry Treece · 1956 · 295p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Based on the life of King Arthur. Shares: Arthur, Arthurian romances

The story of Sir Launcelot and his companions Howard Pyle · 1907 · ★ 5.0 · 340p · ≈ 11h · Challenging Follows Sir Launcelot of the Round Table as he rescues Queen Guinevere, fights in the tournament at Astolat and pursues other adventures. Shares: Arthur, Romances, Arthurian romances

The Wicked Day Mary Stewart · 1983 · ★ 4.1 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Far from being the scourge of Arthur, his bastard son Mordred actually strives to resist Merlin's prophecy of doom. But he is thwarted by the schemes of his sorceress mother, Queen Morgause, who has brought him up to be her revenge incarnate. Shares: Arthur, Romances, Arthurian romances

The book of the sword Diana L. Paxson · 1999 · ★ 3.7 · 271p · ≈ 9h · Moderate A retelling of the classic Arthurian legend, full of action, adventure, and epic thrills!Mighty Rome subjugated the isle of Britain only to abandon it, leaving behind a bloody patchwork of warring tribes. The fragile peace imposed by the conquerors has been shattered, compelling Artoria Argantel -- Lady of the Lake and Druid priestess -- to call upon the Spirit of War and Justice to deliver a… Shares: Arthur, Arthurian romances

Les romans de la table ronde Jacques Boulenger · 1922 · 264p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Jacques Boulenger (1879-1944) "Très grande fut la colère de l’Ennemi quand Jésus Notre Sire fut venu en enfer et en eut fait sortir Ève et Adam, et tous ceux qu’il lui plut.– Quel est Celui-ci, qui nous surpasse tant que notre force ne peut rien contre lui ? se demandaient les démons, étonnés.– Rappelez-vous, dit l’un d’eux, que les prophètes avaient annoncé depuis longtemps que le Fils de Dieu… Shares: Romances, Arthurian romances

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