
Tell your friends about this item:
Gemstone of Paradise: The Holy Grail in Wolfram's Parzival
Murphy, G. Ronald, SJ (George M. Roth Distinguished Professor of German, George M. Roth Distinguished Professor of German, Georgetown University)
Gemstone of Paradise: The Holy Grail in Wolfram's Parzival
Murphy, G. Ronald, SJ (George M. Roth Distinguished Professor of German, George M. Roth Distinguished Professor of German, Georgetown University)
Presents the story of "Parzival" that was intended as an argument against continued efforts by Latin Christians to regain the Holy Land by force. The author believes that he has discovered the altar stone that inspired Wolfram's work, in the Paradise Altar in the diocesan museum of the German city of Bamberg.
254 pages, 19 halftones, 1 line illus.
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | August 24, 2006 |
ISBN13 | 9780195306392 |
Publishers | Oxford University Press Inc |
Pages | 256 |
Dimensions | 235 × 162 × 22 mm · 508 g |
Show all