Tristan and Isolde: with Ulrich von Turheimas Continuation

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'I believe this fluent, accurate, readable translation of Tristan and Isolde will become the standard English edition of Gottfried's literary masterpiece. Wisely choosing not to recreate the end rhyme of the original, Whobrey has created a text that stays true to the original Middle High German while rendering it into modern English prose. The inclusion of Ulrich von Tu rheim's Continuation is a great strength of this book. For the first time, English speakers will be able to read Gottfried's work in tandem with Ulrich's and explore-via Whobrey's discussion of Ulrich's sources-the rich Tristan literary tradition in the Middle Ages and the ways in which Gottfried's achievement resonated well after his death. The footnotes provide helpful cultural, historical, and interpretive information, and Whobrey's Introduction offers a nice overview of Gottfried's biography, a discussion of Gottfried's important literary excursus, his place within the literature and genres of his time, and the source material for his Tristan. Particularly useful is Whobrey's discussion of the intricate and masterful structure of Gottfried's text.' - Scott Pincikowski, Hood College

William T. Whobrey is former lecturer in Germanic Languages and Literatures, Yale University, and the translator of The Nibelungenlied: with The Klage (Hackett, 2018).

"William T. Whobrey conducts Gottfried von Strassburg's great medieval epic into the twenty-first century. The reader will come for the elegant translation and stay for the scholarship." -- Alexander Sager, University of Georgia