Signs of wear and consistent use.

Signs of wear and consistent use.

0253207878. This specific softcover book is in new condition with a cover

0253207878. This specific softcover book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "[A]n eminently readable text, done clearly and accurately...it gives as good an idea as a translation can of the complexity and subtlety of Chrétien's originals....The text is provided by a translator who understands the spirit as well as the letter of the original and renders it with style....[T]his translation should attract a wide audience of students and Arthurian enthusiasts."-Speculum; "[A] significant contribution to the field of medieval studies [and] a pleasure to read."-Library Journal; "These are, above all, stories of courtly love and of knights tested in their devotion to chivalric ideals (with passion and duty often at odds); but they are also thrilling wonder stories of giants, wild men, tame lions, razor-sharp bridges and visits to the Other World."-Washington Post Book World; "This tastefully produced book will be the standard general translation for many years to come."-Choice; This new translation brings to life for a new generation of readers the stories of King Arthur, Lancelot, Guinevere, Gawain, Perceval, Yvain, and the other "knights and ladies" of Chrétien de Troyes' famous romances."; 6.1 X 1.3 X 8.9 inches; 576 pages.